"The £1,000,000 Bank-Note" by Mark Twain

• What is Mark Twain's real name?

  Samuel Clemens.
• When and where was Mark Twain born?

  1835, Missouri.
• What significant events from Mark Twain's early life influenced his writing?

  The death of his father and his job as a steamboat pilot.
• How did the death of Twain's father impact his family?


  It left his family in near poverty.
• What was Twain's dream job growing up?

  Becoming a steamboat pilot.
• How old was Twain when he achieved his dream of becoming a steamboat pilot?

  21 years old.
• How did Twain's experiences along the Mississippi River influence his writing?


  His stories often reflect life along the river and the culture of steamboat pilots.
• What profession did Twain take up when the Civil War limited steamboat traffic?

  He became a reporter.
• What pen name did Samuel Clemens adopt for his writing?

  Mark Twain.
• Which novel is considered Twain's most influential work?

  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
• What famous author praised Huckleberry Finn as the source of all modern American literature?

  Ernest Hemingway.
• How did Twain's satirical wit affect his career?

  It made him one of the biggest celebrities in the world in the late 1800s.
• What personal tragedies did Mark Twain face during his life?

  He lost three of his children, his wife, and struggled with his memory.
• Where and at what age did Mark Twain die?

  He died at the age of 74 in Connecticut.