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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many honorary degrees did Twain receive?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. Where was Orion when he died?
(a) In his bed.
(b) At the kitchen table.
(c) At church.
(d) On a train.

3. What was Suzy's sister's name?
(a) Claire.
(b) Coleen.
(c) Clara.
(d) Claudia.

4. Why was Twain so derisive in his speech about Bret Harte?
(a) Bret was rude to Twain.
(b) Brett swindled Twain out of money.
(c) Bret abandoned his family.
(d) Bret was a plagiarizer.

5. Who ended up paying all the business debts when the company failed?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Webster.
(c) Twain.
(d) The Bank.

6. What did people in Twain's time think rotted the hair?
(a) Oil.
(b) Water.
(c) Soap.
(d) Sunlight.

7. What did Fuller want Twain to lecture about?
(a) His religious beliefs.
(b) His publishing experiences.
(c) The Hornet.
(d) His early life.

8. What caused Suzy a lot of grief?
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her humor.
(c) Her weakness.
(d) Her temper.

9. Why was Suzy's vocabulary so extensive?
(a) It came naturally.
(b) She was around literary figures.
(c) She read a lot of books.
(d) Her father would coach her.

10. Where would the lectures each make their premier?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

11. How did Twain learn that Grant was human?
(a) When he admitted his fear of heights.
(b) When he got offended by being ignored by Twain.
(c) When his book portrayed his weakness.
(d) When he got sick and almost died.

12. What did Jean die from?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Epilepsy.

13. What did Suzy do as a child that entertained her parents?
(a) Draw pictures.
(b) Misuse big words.
(c) Read the Bible.
(d) Sing songs.

14. How old was Twain when he died?
(a) 95.
(b) 75.
(c) 85.
(d) 65.

15. How are Twain and Webster related?
(a) Twain is Webster's brother-in-law.
(b) Webster is Twain's nephew.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) Webster is Twain's grandson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain find out that Suzy was ill?

2. How did Olivia help Twain in his writing career?

3. How did Suzy punish herself for hitting her sister?

4. Where did Olivia die?

5. What was the name of the lecture tour?

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