Fact Find for Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Name _________________________  Date _________________

Using the following Library of Congress web site, Mark Twain, answer the following questions.  This site is found in BRSH Student / Language Arts book marked sites on the school web page.

1.     Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in the state of Missouri or Florida?  ________________________________________

2.     Mark Twain’s most famous stories were________________________________________ and ______________________________________.

3.     Mark Twain grew up in __________________________, Missouri.

4.     His stories are known for their_________________________________________________________.

5.     The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in_______________________________________.

6.     The novel is filled with descriptions of the _____________________________________________ and ______________________________.

7.     Mark Twain used ___________________ and______________________to bring his characters to life, to make them sound like real people.

8.     The web site includes an illustration for the story by_________________________________________.

9.     The story, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is about_____________________________________

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10. During the Civil War, Samuel Clemens worked on the Mississippi River as a

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11.  Bonus: Explain why Samuel Clemens chose Mark Twain for a name.

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