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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain once give a man in jail?
(a) A knife.
(b) Some food.
(c) Matches.
(d) A cigarette.

2. What is the name of the slave that inspired Jim in Huckleberry Finn?
(a) Brother Dan.
(b) Uncle Daniel.
(c) Preacher Dave.
(d) Father David.

3. What kinds of animals are not allowed by Twain's mother?
(a) Wounded.
(b) Caged.
(c) Rabid.
(d) Wild.

4. Where was Twain born?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Florida.

5. What is Twain's opinion of himself?
(a) Outstanding.
(b) Not complimentary.
(c) He finds himself amusing.
(d) He is very conceited.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first publisher to turn Twain's first book down?

2. What happens to Twain on his first day of school?

3. How did the person who Twain tricked into seeing a minstrel show react?

4. What is the name of the boy who came to stay with Twain's family when he was 15?

5. What does Twain say protected him from his gullible nature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Twain say about Murat Halsted?

2. How did Twain's first son die?

3. What did Grant say on his deathbed?

4. What did Twain realize while writing "Tom Sawyer"?

5. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

6. What other author did Twain publish a book for, and why?

7. What did Twain do after he became a local celebrity?

8. What are Twain's pet peeves?

9. Why was Twain not able to be with Suzy when she died?

10. How did Twain feel about the biography Suzy wrote about him?

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