Huckleberry Finn Test
What is the name of Mark Twain's first best-selling book?
"The Innocense Abroad"
At what age did Mark Twain leave school?
12
When was Huckleberry Finn published? (year)
1884
What is the year that Mark Twain's wife, Olivia, died?
1904
When did Mark Twain begin dressing exclusively in his trademark white suit?
1906
What year did Mark Twain die?
1910
How many daughters did Mark Twain and his wife, Olivia, have?
3
What was the date that the pen name "Mark Twain" first appeared in print?
April 3, 1863
What are some of the "outlandish" things that Twain put on the posters he used to advertise his lectures?
Fireworks, wild animals promised
What is the irony of Mark Twain helping Ulysses S. Grant?
Grant was a union general, and Twain was a confederate soldier
Twain went to the Sandwich Island, now known as what?
Hawaii
In what way did Mark Twain help Ulysses S. Grant?
He let him write his memoir until his death
For what reason did Twain have to leave school?
His father died, so he had to support his family
Ernest Hemingway said "All modern American Literature comes from one book: ____?____ "
Huckleberry Finn
What did Mark Twain do during the Civil War?
Joined a Confederate volunteer group
What state was Mark Twain born in?
Missouri
What is the name of Mark Twain's wife?
Olivia Langden
What University did Mark Twain receive an honorary degree from?
Oxford
What are 3 pen names that were used by Mark Twain?
Rambler, Josh, Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass
What was Mark Twain's real name?
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
His new experiences on the Sandwich Islands provided the material for a bold new vocation for Twain as a what?
Sandwich Island Lecturer
While on tour, Twain received word that his daughter ____?____ had died of meningitis
Susie
What are some theories about the origin of the pen name "Mark Twain"?
The Mississippi River, or his code for 2 drinks in the saloon
Who were Twain's "anglefish"?
Young girls between ages 10 - 16 that he viewed as the grandchildren he never had.
What was Mark Twain's boyhood dream that was realized at age 22?
being a steamboat pilot
Mark Twain was the 1st modern what?
celebrity
List some of the things that Huck Finn has to overcome to make a decision that his heart told him was right
government, church, family, peers, values of society
At age 60, Twain embarked on a world ____?____ tour to try to get himself out of debt.
lecture
While he was living in Virginia City, Nevada, Twain got a job at the Virginia City Enterprise as a what?
reporter
What are 3 of the jobs or occupations that Mark Twain had in his lifetime?
steamboat pilot, miner, reporter
How did Mark Twain meet his wife?
through Olivia's brother
What did Mark Twain and Olivia do on their first date?
went to a reading of Charles Dickens
