My Papa, Mark Twain

What year was Mark Twain born?

• 1835

• 1810

• 1910

• 1855

What was Mark Twain's real name?

• Mark Twain

• Samuel Clemens

• Samuel Langhorne

• Samuel Twain

Mark Twain was a famous author and ______________

• poet

• teacher

• humorist

• absurdist

According to William Faullkner, Twain was "the father" of what?

• 7 children

• British literature

• comedy

• American literature

Mark Twain predicted he would die when what returned?

• His ex-wife

• the Lunar Eclipse

• the Solar Eclipse

• Haley's comet

Mark Twain's fictional town of St. Petersburg is based on his hometown of ___________________

• Hannibal, Missouri

• Hannibal, Mississippi

• Cannibal, Missouri

• Cannibal, Mississippi

Other than an author, what was another of Twain's jobs?

• airplane pilot

• riverboat pilot

• train conductor

• teacher

Mark Twain was in favor of the United States keeping slavery?

• True

• False

Through his wife Olivia, Twain met all of the following EXCEPT for

• Abolitionists

• Socialists

• Women's rights activists

• Catholics

Tom Sawyer was a mixture of all of the following EXCEPT for

• Mafrk Twain

• Tom Blankenship

• John Briggs

• Will Bowen