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Which novel features the character Tom Sawyer?
A
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
B
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
C
"The Prince and the Pauper"
D
"The Gilded Age"
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Which novel features the character Tom Sawyer?
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
"The Prince and the Pauper"
"The Gilded Age"
What inspired Mark Twain's pen name?
A riverboat term
A childhood nickname
A literary influence
A family tradition
Which of these was a profession Mark Twain pursued before becoming a writer?
Lawyer
Riverboat pilot
Politician
Blacksmith
Mark Twain is often referred to as the father of which type of literature?
Modern American literature
Historical fiction
Gothic literature
Romantic poetry
What was the name of Mark Twain's first published book?
"The Innocents Abroad"
"Roughing It"
"A Tramp Abroad"
"Life on the Mississippi"
Mark Twain's writings often explored what major theme?
Adventure
Social inequality
Technological progress
Romance
What is Mark Twain's most famous novel?
"The Great Gatsby"
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
"Pride and Prejudice"
"War and Peace"
Twain's autobiography was published how many years after his death?
Immediately
50 years
100 years
150 years
Twain was awarded an honorary degree by which university?
Harvard University
Yale University
Oxford University
Princeton University
Mark Twain lived in which city while writing some of his most famous works?
Hartford, Connecticut
Boston, Massachusetts
Hannibal, Missouri
San Francisco, California
How many children did Mark Twain have?
Two
Three
Four
Five
Mark Twain considered what his "masterpiece"?
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
"The Innocents Abroad"
"The Prince and the Pauper"
"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
Which Twain novel focuses on switched identities between a prince and a pauper?
"Roughing It"
"A Tramp Abroad"
"The Prince and the Pauper"
"The Gilded Age"
Mark Twain wrote for which humor magazine?
Punch
The Onion
The Galaxy
The Californian
What type of family was Twain born into?
Wealthy landowners
Middle-class merchants
Modest and struggling
Aristocracy
Mark Twain described which character as "a combination of reality and fantasy"?
Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
The King and the Duke
Jim
Which of Twain's works explores his travels to Europe and the Middle East?
"Roughing It"
"The Innocents Abroad"
"Life on the Mississippi"
"A Tramp Abroad"
In which year was Mark Twain born?
1830
1835
1840
1850
Mark Twain invested heavily in which failed invention?
Typewriter
Printing press
Paige typesetting machine
Telegraph
What did the term "Mark Twain" mean in riverboat terminology?
Safe water depth
Dangerous waters
A call for help
A river turning point