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37 Cards in this Set
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at age 25 he volunteered to fight for __ and then __ after a week |
confederacy, abandoned |
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Twain was a defender of the __ |
underdog |
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Twain's trademark outfit was a __ |
white suit |
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by 1867 the society had sent more than ___ emigrants to Liberia |
13,000 |
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What was Clemens boyhood ambition? |
A steamboatman |
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Describe the town of Virginia. |
Wild and care free |
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Describe Sam's work ethic as a miner |
He sat around and got others to do his work |
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clemens used?What are some other names |
Grumbler, Rambler |
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Twain says that people ultimately want stories in which they are __ |
full |
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Twain was outraged of the treatment of the __ |
Chinese |
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Twain explored the islands of __ |
Hawaii |
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Twain wooed Olivia through hundreds of __ |
letters |
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The __ class became Mark Twain's reading audience |
middle |
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Twain represented a living, American __ |
dream |
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Twain had the first private __ in America |
telegraph |
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Twain persuaded __ to write down his memories. He finished four days before he died. |
Ulysis S. Grant |
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Why was Twain difficult to deal with? |
His boyish craving for attention |
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Twain was almost forced to __ but instead made a public statement to __ |
bankruptcy, pay off his debt |
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his daughter __ died |
Susy |
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in 1904 he lost his beloved __ |
Olivia |
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he recieved an honorary degree from __ |
Oxford University |
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he wore his cap and gown to his daughter's __ |
wedding |
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What were the gold fish girls? |
the grandchildren he never had |
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Twain died in __ |
1910 |
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humor is written intended to __ |
amuse |
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differences in logic or degree |
incongruity |
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the exaggeration of details or embellishment of events beyond what is logical |
hyperbole |
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Twain's literature also carries an undercurrent of __- citique of society |
social commentary |
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weaknesses |
human foibles |
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ways of speaking that are specific to a particular group of people |
dialect |
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not permanent |
transient |
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of great power or size |
prodigious |
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greatness, celebrity |
eminence |
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talking too much |
garrulous |
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guessed |
onjectured |
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tiresome because unvarying |
monotonous |
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seeming to last forever |
interminable |
