Mark Twain Test 1. On the night Samuel Clemens ... - Garden of Praise

11. When he worked as a riverboat pilot,Twain earned _____a year.A. $500B. $3,000C. $200D. $61,00012. Missouri was unique during the CivilWar because it _____.A. had no slaves in the stateB. it seceded from the UnionC. was a slave-holding state in the UnionD. refused to take sides in the conflict13. The Marion Rangers of which Twainwas a part _____.A. disbanded in less than a monthB. fought bravely during the warC. fought with the Union troopsD. freed the slaves in the state14. In Nevada Mark Twain lost all hismoney by _____.A. writing articles no one wanted to readB. investing in worthless minesC. unwise investments in the stockmarketD. living a lavish lifestyle15. When prospecting for gold he _____.A. found a lot of gold by panning for itB. met his future brideC. nearly froze in the winterD. heard interesting stories16. He wrote stories from Hawaii, whichwere then known as the_____.A. Isles of the PacificB. BahamasC. Sandwich IslandsD. Caribbean Islands17. He wrote a book about his boyhoodcalled _____.A. Tom SawyerB. The Innocents AbroadC. The Jumping FrogD. Recollections of Joan of Arc18. Mark Twain was able to get out ofdebt by _____.A. selling his big houseB. signing books at storesC. giving lecturesD. performing piano concerts19. Twain was very proud when hereceived an honorary degree from_____.A. HarvardB. PurdueC. William and MaryD. Oxford20. The science fiction novel he wrotewas called _____.A. The Prince and the PauperB. A Connecticut Yankee in KingArthur’s CourtC. Chapters from My AutobiographyD. Life on the MississippiCopyright © 2009 Patsy Stevens, gardenofpraise.comNonprofit duplication permitted