Huckleberry Finn Test

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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


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