The Autobiography of Mark Twain Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Autobiography of Mark Twain Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain use to endear himself to audiences?
(a) His humor.
(b) His shyness.
(c) His music.
(d) His writing.

2. How much money did Twain find on the road before his trip to Cincinnati?
(a) $50.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $100.

3. What did Twain like most about Higbie?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His strange accent.
(c) His poor spelling.
(d) His thick beard.

4. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?
(a) $50.
(b) $100.
(c) $25.
(d) $75.

5. How did Twain study the human race?
(a) He read old journals.
(b) He studied himself.
(c) He watched people.
(d) He read psychology text books.

6. Where was Dr. Peake from?
(a) New York.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.

7. What is the name of the first publisher to turn Twain's first book down?
(a) Carson.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Carrion.
(d) Carlton.

8. What happens to Twain on his first day of school?
(a) He is sent home.
(b) He is teased.
(c) He is whipped.
(d) He is put ahead a few classes.

9. Why does Twain not get very close to his older siblings?
(a) They do not live long enough.
(b) They do not like the dirty games he played.
(c) They move away.
(d) They are much older than he is.

10. How many days had the people survived on the boat that Twain saw while on assignment?
(a) 43.
(b) 13.
(c) 33.
(d) 23.

11. How does Twain describe his uncle's farm?
(a) Remarkable.
(b) Heavenly.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Open.

12. What did Orion buy when he moved back to Hannibal?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A saloon.
(d) A newspaper.

13. What character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?
(a) A cougar.
(b) An Indian.
(c) A cowboy.
(d) A bear.

14. Where was Twain sent on assignment while working in Sacramento?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Honolulu.

15. How long does it take for Twain to find out which girl saw him naked as a boy?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 26 years.
(c) 46 years.
(d) 36 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain do to trick a phrenologist?

2. What does Twain think about people?

3. What was Harte's first name?

4. What did Twain want to have happen to the editor who told him to resign?

5. What was Harte's occupation?

(see the answer keys)

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