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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. Who did Twain's friend want his money to go to?

2. Why was Twain later shocked about the letter in Chapter 52?

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

4. Why did the gambler make it big?

5. What did Twain notice about the cities he was visiting in Chapter 57?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to The Gold Dust in Chapter 37?

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

5. What did Twain say about his encounter with a friend who was an undertaker according to Chapter 43?

6. What anecdote did a professor tell to Twain Chapter 36?

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

8. Who did Twain think about when passing by Sunday School in Chapter 54?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the Mississippi during Twain's lifetime with how the river is today.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the explosion of the Pennsylvania and other steamboats and examine common causes.

Essay Topic 3

Define a pen name and determine why pen names are used by authors today and in the past.

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