Mark Twain

What do we call Mark Twain?

• The grandfather of American literature
• The father of American literature
• The mother of American literature
• The grandmother of American literature

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What was Mark Twain's original name?

• Huckleberry Finn
• William Faulkner
• Orion Clemens
• Samuel Clemens

When was Mark Twain born?

• in 1835
• in 1845
• in 1935
• in 1945

Where was Mark Twain born?

• Missouri
• Mississippi
• Michigan
• Connecticut

How old was Samuel, when he started working?

• 12
• 13
• 15
• 18

His first job was …

• in a newspaper
• at a steamboat
• in the army
• in a shop

During the Civil War Mark Twain served in …

• the Confederate Army
• a)  the Union Army

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After the war Mark Twain moved to…

• New York
• San Francisco
• Boston
• Virginia City

When was the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” published?

• in 1874
• in 1876
• in 1878
• in 1880

When was the book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” published?

• in 1884
• in 1886
• in 1888
• in 1890