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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the man Twain took his name from write under that pseudonym?
(a) Silly articles.
(b) News articles.
(c) Steamboat reviews.
(d) Opinion pieces.

2. Who did Twain's friend want his money to go to?
(a) To the sister of the soldier he killed.
(b) To the parents of the soldier he killed.
(c) To the child of the soldier he killed.
(d) To the widow of the soldier he killed.

3. Why was Twain later shocked about the letter in Chapter 52?
(a) He discovered it was written 10 years ago.
(b) He discovered it was fake.
(c) He discovered it was true.
(d) He discovered the author was dead.

4. Why did the man with the same pseudonym hate Twain?
(a) Twain tried to force an apology from him.
(b) Twain stole his name.
(c) Twain mocked him.
(d) Twain tried to steal his fame.

5. Why was Twain delighted concerning Bixby in Chapter 48?
(a) He finds him exactly the same.
(b) He finds him without a job.
(c) He finds him in a wheelchair
(d) He finds him aged..

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Twain considered to be in his home town, according to Chapter 53?

2. What happened to Bixby according to Chapter 49?

3. What did the carpenter in Chapter 55 tell Twain?

4. What was Twain's friend's name in Chapter 31?

5. What did Twain remember as he passed by Sunday school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the homeless man do in Chapter 56?

2. What did the carpenter in Chapter 55 tell Twain?

3. What three Southern occupations did Twain describe in Chapter 45 and what was Twain's opinion on each?

4. What did Twain explain about his pen name in Chapter 50?

5. What benefited laborers and plantation owners alike in Chapter 33?

6. What did Twain write about the graveyards in New Orleans based on Chapter 42?

7. What had become of many of the pilots Twain knew as a young man in Chapter 48?

8. What was the manufacturing city, Natchez, like as described in Chapter 39?

9. About how many people died in Vicksburg because of the war according to Chapter 35?

10. What did Twain write about Southern speech in Chapter 44?

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