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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain say always cured his wife of dysentery?
(a) Apples.
(b) Watermelon.
(c) Lemons.
(d) Pears.

2. What word did Twain use to describe Webster when he first started working for Twain?
(a) A genius.
(b) A treasure.
(c) An angel.
(d) A godsend.

3. What year did Suzy die?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1886.

4. In what did Twain try to invest?
(a) Inventions.
(b) Poetry books.
(c) Patents.
(d) Stock markets.

5. How did Suzy describe her father's language?
(a) Descriptive.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Strong.

6. What did Twain decide to keep a secret from his family?
(a) His alcoholism.
(b) His swearing.
(c) His religion.
(d) His drug use.

7. How many people came to the lecture Fuller set up for Twain?
(a) 1000.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1500.
(d) 2500.

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

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

10. What does Twain say he has always had a talent for?
(a) Making enemies.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Being swindled.
(d) Writing.

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

12. What country granted Twain an honorary degree while talking about his vanity?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Belgium.

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

14. What did Olivia do the first time she heard Twain swear?
(a) Blushed and cried.
(b) Repeated the word.
(c) Fainted.
(d) Slapped him.

15. Which of Twain's books did Webster stall on publishing?
(a) "The Hopping Frog."
(b) "The Reign of King George."
(c) "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court."
(d) "The Prince and the Pauper."

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money had Grant's book made before he died?

2. When did Twain write the last entry in his autobiography?

3. What does Twain say he never had to work at in his life?

4. What was Twain amazed by when he met Rudyard Kipling?

5. How much was Twain's first royalty check for Huckleberry Finn?

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