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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Twain think Aldrich's widow is opening a memorial in his honor?
(a) To raise money.
(b) To honor his memory.
(c) To stroke her vanity.
(d) To find a new husband.

4. What major book did Twain stall in the middle of writing?
(a) "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."
(b) "1601."
(c) "Tom Sawyer."
(d) "The Prince and the Pauper."

5. What was Murat Hallsted's occupation?
(a) Editor.
(b) Lecturer.
(c) Writer.
(d) Publisher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain feel about Marie Corelli?

2. What did people in Twain's time think rotted the hair?

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

4. Who did Twain ask to put his last entry into his autobiography?

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

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