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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in 1907?

2. Where outside of California did Twain give lectures?

3. What made Twain a local celebrity?

4. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?

5. What was Harte's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Twain start using his pseudonym?

2. Who published "Huckleberry Finn," and how successful was it?

3. What did Twain do during the measles epidemic?

4. What did Twain say was his cure for dysentery?

5. What does Twain say about Murat Halsted?

6. What did Twain do to prove the inefficiency of a phrenologist?

7. How did Jean die?

8. What did Suzy do to punish herself for hitting her sister?

9. What did Twain think of Rudyard Kipling?

10. What did Grant say on his deathbed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Courage and fear are two attributes that are seen a number of times in this book. Where do they appear, and how does the presence of these feelings change the characters who were involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Clara is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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