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American Literature (I) Autumn 2008 American Literature Local Colorism - Mark Twain Mark Twain Questions 1. What does Mark Twain mean? 2. How old was Twain when he began writing stories? 3. What is his first story? 4. What did he do after he left school? 5. How do you know that he loved Mississippi River very much? 6. What was he famous for? 7. Which universities honored him for his writing? 8. How was his last years of life? 9. What do you know about the three stages of his thought and works? Answer to the Questions 1. Mark Twain means 12 feet deep or 3.66 meters deep. 2. Twain began writing stories when he was about 32 years old. 3. His first story is The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. 4. He was a printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a businessman and a newspaper reporter. 5. Three of his most famous books describe people on this great river. They are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi. His penname is about the river. 6. He was famous for its description of common people and the way they talked, but especially for his humor. 7. Yale and Oxford honored him for his writing. 8. His last years of life was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money. 9. The first one is active and lively; the second is full of acid and satirical sense; the third one is pessimistic and cynic. The Name of Mark Twain Twains real name was Samuel Clemens.Mark Twain,which meanswatermark two,was a call used by sailors on the Mississippi to warn shipmates that they were coming into shallow water. Mark Twain (1835 -1910) Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in Florida and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play