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Directions:Date:Mark Twain was quite a character. Read about him below. Then complete the
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Man of Many Faces
You could probably identify a picture of this man as Mark Twain, famous author of such
classic tales as Tom Sawyerand The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Mark Twain was a man of many faces. He was a newspaper man, a steamboat pilot, and
even tried his hand at gold mining. But, he found his true calling in observing people
and writing about them.
What you may not realize is that Mark Twain is a pseudonym—a name Samuel Clemens
used for his writing. Where did he come up with this name? It just so happens that in his
day (mid 1800s) riverboat pilots used the term “mark twain” to mean the water was 2
fathoms, or 12 feet, deep.- What is a pseudonym? ___
- What term in the story probably means measure two? ___
Jobs Held
Famous Works
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