Viewing Guide Quiz Study Guide
why Twain began wearing white suits all year round
"don't care a damn suits," wanted attention
amount Twain was paid for humorous stories when he left home at age 17
$5.00
Twain's last visit to Hannibal, Missouri
1902, unexpected, came with reporter, town dressed up like characters from Tom Sawyer, had lunch with the real Becky, started crying and saying goodbye, cathartic
book published in 1886 that starts out funny but turns very dark at the end
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
publishing firm Twain owned and book it published that became runaway bestseller
Charles Webster and Co., The Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
who came to be with Twain during his last days
Clara
Twain's two other children
Clara and Jean
machine Twain invested in that never made a dime
Compositor (typing machine)
where the family reunited after a long separation
England
where the Twains spent approximately ten years due to growing debts
Europe
book (full of biting satire) Twain wrote about his long trip
Following the Equator
who Twain is critical of in The Mysterious Stranger and why
God and conventional religion because he is depressed and angry about Livy's death
famous event that occurred the year of Twain's birth and happened again in 1910 that Twain remarks he wants to "go out with"
Halley's Comet
passed by Earth in 1835, year of Twain's birth
Halley's comet
where Twain grew up
Hannibal, Missouri
where Twain moved in 1871
Hartford, CT
why Twain blamed himself for Henry's death
He encouraged Henry to go on a steamboat and wasn't there when he died
who came to live with Twain (suffering from seizures)
Jean
tragic event that happened Christmas Eve 1909
Jean died in the bathtub (seizure)
Twain and Livy's first child
Langdon
tragedy that happened to Twain family after Suzy's birth that caused Twain to once again blame himself
Langdon died of diphtheria (allowed him to become chilled during a carriage ride)
book that began as series of magazine articles about Twain's experiences as a riverboat pilot
Life on the Mississippi
what caused Twain to be limited in seeing Livy in 1902
Livy had heart palpitations and asthma, doctors believed visits would excite her so limited them to two minutes per day
what happened June 5, 1904 in Florence, Italy
Livy had longer than usual visit, died later while Twain played piano in other room
Mark Twain's real name
Samuel Clemens
tragic event Twain wrote about in letters to his wife to be sent to her upon her arrival in New York
Suzy died of spinal meningitis (age 24)
book published in 1869, how it was sold, and who praised it
The Innocents Abroad, sold door to door subscriptions, William Dean Howells (editor of Atlantic Monthly)
US president that Twain offended
Theodore Roosevelt
book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn began as a sequel to
Tom Sawyer
one book Twain wrote from 1890-1894
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Stormfield
Twain's new house in Connecticut
Henry Huddleston Rogers and how he helped Twain
VP and director of an oil trust, approved a loan of $8,000 for Twain's company to help with business affairs
how many mourners visited during Twain's funeral and famous author that attended it
a lot, Emerson
how Civil War delayed Twain's career
all traffic on the Mississippi stopped
meaning behind Twain's remark that his books are water, not wine
appeal to masses (everyone drinks water)
Twain's great ambition (realized in New Orleans)
be a steamboat man
how Twain's brother Henry died
boating accident (engines exploded)
what Twain and his friends believed was hidden in the local cave
corpse of 14 year old girl in glass cylinder
Twain's style as a public lecturer
descriptive, deadpan humor
reasoning Twain used for not investing in the telephone
didn't see a market for it
why Huckleberry Finn is Twain's masterpiece
duality and common American language
significance of "Race and Space" in terms of American literature
embracing both makes American literature possible
briefly describe the house Twain built
expensive, big, library was the heart of the house, nothing like before
Charles Langdon
friend of Twain (met on the Holyland tour)
what Clara finally did in 1909
got married, went to Europe
what Twain did in Virginia City Nevada
he was a secretary to a secretary, he tried and failed at digging for gold/silver, and he was a reporter
what happened in San Francisco that caused Twain to consider suicide
he was fired from his job as a reporter for fighting against racism
why Twain rented a house in New York instead of returning to his home in Connecticut
he was unable to live in the home where Suzy died
how Twain won Olivia Langdon's heart
he wrote 184 letters for 17 months and promised to become Christian, stop swearing, and sober up
Isabel Lyon
head maid
health problem that Livy began to have
heart disturbance
story that Mary Ann Cord told Twain in El Mira and name Twain used instead of Mary when he wrote her story to be published
her life story (slave), Aunt Rachel
what inspired Twain to write Tom Sawyer and who he based the character Tom Sawyer after
his childhood, himself
who Laura Hawkins was and role she played in Twain's book
his neighbor, Becky in Tom Sawyer (love interest)
where Twain first heard the jumping frog story
in Ben Coone's house in Angel's Camp in Campbell's County
how Twain died
in his sleep, holding Clara's hand
remarkable thing Twain said he did for Florida, Missouri
increased population by 1%
what is ironic about Twain coining the term "The Gilded Age"
it is a satirical term about people desperate for money, but Twain was always looking for money schemes
significance of Huckleberry Finn from an African-American perspective
it portrays slaves as humans and slavery realistically
why Concord Library banned Huckleberry Finn
its rough/coarse language and bad grammar
Twain's involvement in Civil War
joined Confederate militia that quickly disbanded (never actually fought)
why Twain went on the Holyland tour
newspapers paid him for reports of the voyage
Twain's first job (around the time he began writing comic sketches and light verse)
printer's apprentice
what Twain did to pay off his $200,000+ debts after going bankrupt and where he went in that time
returned to lecture circuit, started in North America and then went all the way around the world (5 continents)
Tom Blankenship
son of town drunk, one of Sam's best friends, inspiration for Huck Finn
what Twain went back to doing (even though he hated it) to pay bills
the lecture circuit
how successful Twain's business investments were
they were all failures
kind of reception Twain received when he arrived back in New York on October 16, 1900 and why
tumultuous welcome, whole country felt bad about Suzy and proud he paid off his debts
why Twain didn't question practice of slavery
unaware anything was wrong from local papers or pulpit and slaves didn't say anything
meaning of "Mark Twain"
when safe water becomes dangerous or vice versa (2 fathoms or 12 feet)
