1. Where was Mark Twain Born ?

Sacramento, California
New York City
Hannibal, Missouri
Chicago, Illinois
Florida, Missouri

2. What was his birth name ?

John Silverman
Samuel Clemens
George Worthington
Edward Samuels

3. Where did he get his pen-name from ?

Heard it on a train ride
Won it in a poker game
Heard it on a riverboat
Was called it at school

4. What types of jobs did Mark Twain have ?

Printers assistant
Newspaper writer
River boatman
Assistant to the Secretary of the Nevada Territory
Novelist
Lecturer
Miner
All of the above

5. What brought him out West ?

He had asthma
He was on his way to Hawaii
His brother was appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory

6. Why do you think he went ?

The civil war had started
Riverboat work was interrupted by the war
It sounded like a great adventure
All of the above

7. Which place did he NOT live out west ?

Nevada
Oregon
California
Hawaii

8. What mountains in the California backcountry did Twain spend time in ?
Santa Ynez Mountains
San Gabriel Mountains
Trinity Alps
Sierra Nevadas

9. Which Lake did he especially enjoy ?

Lake Berryesa
Lake Tahoe
Lake Elsinore
Big Bear Lake

10. How did Mark Twain finally strike it rich ?

Mining for gold
Trading with the orient
Publishing great stories
Running a bank

11. What was the period of Mark Twain’s life ?

1800 – 1896
1835-1910
1850 – 1930

12. Which of the Twain stories in the Camp did you like the best ?

Jumping frogs
Miner’s cat
Pioneer men and women
Pocket mining
Lake Tahoe