Title: My%20Papa,%20Mark%20Twain
1My Papa, Mark Twain
21. What is a fact?
- A statement or information that can be checked or
proved.
32. What is an opinion?
- A persons judgment or belief.
43. How does Susy Clemens describe her father?
54. What does Susy Clemens mean when she
writes the following? I never saw a man with
so much variety of feeling as papa has.
- Mark Twain could express many different emotions
in his writing.
65. Why does Clemens mention the number of
cats in the Twain home?
- It is a detail that supports the fact that Twain
loves animals.
76. According to the information Susy Clemens
presents, how can her father best be
described?
- Humorous, absent-minded, and affectionate
87. How does Susy Clemens reveal a unique
perspective about Mark Twain?
- She tells personal stories about her father at
home.
98. Why does Susy Clemens write about her
father that, he could listen to himself
talk for hours without getting tired?
- She wanted to inform us that Twain enjoyed
talking more than listening to others.
109. What does Twains problem with the
burglar alarm show about him?
- Twain has trouble understanding how such devices
work.
1110. What excuse does Susy Clemens give for
her fathers not being able to understand
how the burglar alarm works?
- He has the mind of a writer and cannot understand
simple things.
1211. striking
- very noticeable or impressive unusual
1312. absent-minded
1413. incessantly
1514. consequently
1615. impatient
- feeling or showing annoyance because of delay
1716. peculiar
1817. A fact is information that must be
__________.
1918. An opinion is a persons _________ or
_________.
2019. Text-Based Question Susy Clemens
creates a vivid portrait of her father.
Write a short answer telling the good
points and the faults that Clemens
reveals about her father.
- Mark Twain is attractive and intelligent. She
suggests that he is the center of the family and
that everyone, especially her mother, caters to
him. He is fond of animals, humorous, and has a
kind, sympathetic nature. His faults include
excessive billiard playing, smoking, talking,
strong language, absent-mindedness, and lack of
mechanical ability.