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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Twain traveling to in Chapter 52?

2. What happened to Napoleon?

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

4. Who did Twain take the name Mark Twain from, according to Chapter 50?

5. How much money did Twain's friend leave after his death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Twain remark about cities and towns along the Upper Mississippi in Chapter 58?

3. What acquaintance did Twain run into when they went to Saint Louis in Chapter 51?

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

5. What characteristics did Uncle Remus have based on Chapter 47?

6. What did Twain learn about other people's opinions about him in Chapter 53?

7. Who and what did Twain write about Mardi Gras in Chapter 45?

8. What did Twain doubt in Chapter 48?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the impact of Mardi Gras and people like Sir Walter Scott had on the south.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the process of preparing bodies during Twain's life, and why he would find graveyards both beautiful and dangerous.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the Murel gang with Jesse James and determine how these groups affected people in the south.

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