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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. How did Higbie get a job?

2. How old was Twain when he met the hypnotist?

3. What does Twain say his intimates rarely see in him?

4. What did Twain love about the person who died in 1907?

5. What character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Twain say about Murat Halsted?

2. How did Orion die, and how did Twain feel about this?

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

4. What did Webb do when publishing Twain's first book?

5. What happened to the newspaper in San Francisco who told Twain to resign?

6. What did Clara do to shield her mother from news of Jean's sickness?

7. What did Twain think of Rudyard Kipling?

8. What did Grant do that showed his human side?

9. How do we know that not everything in this book is true?

10. What did Twain's mother's deep compassion lead her to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love is a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters are most affected by this theme? Which relationships are the most significant to the plot and why?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

What happens when Jean dies, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in this tragedy, and what does this monumental event symbolize?

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