Who was Mark Twain? ~ Study Guide
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What was one of Mark Twain’s most famous book?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain was America’s greatest…
Author
Where was Mark Twain born?
Florida Missouri
What was Mark Twain’s birth name?
Samuel Langhorn Clemens
How often does Halley’s Comet return?
76 years
Why did Mark Twain’s mother fear he wouldn’t live?
He arrived two months early
Where did Mark Twain’s family move in 1839?
Hannibal Missouri
Mark Twain was good at ______ and ______.
Spelling + Reading
How did Mark Twain refer to Hannibal?
River town, between two bluffs, overlooked the Mississippi (boys paradise)
What was one of the country’s byways when Twain was young?
Mississippi River
What did Twain and his friends want to do when they got older?
Steamboat men
What was a part of Mark Twain’s youth?
Slavery
Who inspired Clemens own stories?
Uncle Dan’l
How did Marks father die?
He caught pneumonia
How old was Twain when his father died?
11
What was Twain’s job once he was taken out of school and put to work?
Printers Apprentice
What payment was Mark given?
Room + Board
What journalism supposed to be that Twain didn’t necessarily follow?
Facts + Nonfiction
Why did Twain want to go to South America?
He wanted to make lots of money
Who taught Twain to be a Steamboat pilot?
Horace Bixby
What words meant that the Steamboat was just barley safe?
Mark Twain
What happened on the boat that killed Twain’s brother Henry?
The boiler blew up
How much money did Twain earn a month after receiving his piolte’s license?
250
What event stopped Twain’s riverboat pilot career?
Civil War caused traffic on the Mississippi to stop
What did the country call when the north when it split?
Union
Who were soldiers that were not apart of the regular army called?
Marion Rangers/Irregulars
_____ was named secretary of the US Territory of Nevada
Orion
What was Carson City, Nevada a buzz with due to Comstock Lode?
Silver
What job was Mark offered by the Enterprise in 1862?
City Editor
Who did Mark write a story about charging sky prices for their services?
Undertaker
Where did Mark Twain go to escape the newspaper man that wanted to duel?
San Francisco
What did the stranger fill the frog with in the story Twain heard around the campfire?
Gun Powder
What was the title of the campfire story that was picked up by the papers across the country?
Jim Smiley and his Jumping frog
Where did Mark travel to for the Sacramental Union that was not yet a part of the United States?
Sandwich Islands
How much did Mark Twain make his first night lecturing?
400
What book did Twain publish from his letters about Europe?
The Innocents of Broad
After Twain"‘s original proposal, how many more times did he propose before livy decided to marry him?
3
What was Livy’s nickname for Mark?
youth
Who was Mark Twain’s Editor?
Livy
What did Langdon die of?
diphtheria
What word means covered with a thin layer of gold?
gilded
What were the wealthy men that owned big businesses known as?
Robber Barons
How many daughters did Livy and Mark have?
3
“You can’t depend on your _____ when your imagination is out of focus.”
Eyes
What was Mark’s most popular book?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Who was Tom Sawyer based on?
Sam himself
What was the period of time after the Civil War known as?
Reconstruction Era
What is it called when the main character tells the story, as Huck Finn does?
1st person point of view
Why did Mark start his own company?
So he can publish his own books
Who did Mark offer a deal to publish his memiors?
Ulysses S. Grant
“It seems to me that whatever I touch turns to ______.” Mark marveled.
Gold
Mark Twain was a brilliant writer, but he was a terrible _____.
buisness man
What invention did Mark Twain have the opportunity to invest in but said “no”?
telephone
What was Mark’s most disastrous investment?
typesetter
Why did Mark, Livy, and Clara go abroad for Mark to tour?
He needed to make a lot of money because he was in debt
What caused Susy’s death?
spinal meningitis
Who did Mark blame for Susy’s death?
Himself
After livy’s death, Mark’s once happy family fell apart. Clara had a nervous breakdown and began having ______.
panic attacks
What helped Mark with his grief after Livy’s funeral?
The attention he got from all his fans
After Livy’s death, Mark began wearing _____ suits.
White
Mark wrote down all _____ meant to him and said “ I shall never write anymore.”
Jean
What event happened the night Mark Twain died?
Halley’s Comet
Describe Sam’s childhood days in Hannibal, Missouri.
Sam loved growing up in Hannibal because he got to explore big caves and play by the Mississippi River all day with his friends. After his dad died when he was only eleven, he had to quit school and start working at a newspaper shop to help his family pay the bills.
Why were Steamboats important?
Main way of transportation, trade, etc.
Explain why sam was not well suited for reporting the news.
He liked to twist stories to make them more interesting
Why did The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn make people uncomfortable?
It talked about political things that were frowned upon during that time period
Name 3 of Mark Twain’s works.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Life on the Mississippi