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1 .Who was Mark Twain?
2. Was Mark Twain a famous writer or a famous statesman?
3. Was he a famous American writer or a famous English writer?
4. Do you like or dislike the stories of Mark Twain?
5. What are some of the names of Mark Twain’s stories?
6. In his public speeches what kind of stories did Mark Twain like to tell?
7. What kind of stories did he also like to listen to?
8. Do you like or dislike to play jokes on your friends?
9. Do you like it or dislike it when your friends play jokes on you?
10. What did one of Mark Twain’s friends lose one day?
11. What did Mark Twain’s friend ask him to do?
12. Why did Mark Twain say that he could not pay for both their fares?
13. Was the friend happy or sad when Mark Twain said that he could not pay his fare?
14. What did Mark Twain say that they could do when the conductor came to take the tickets?
15. Is it easy or difficult to hide under the seat of a train?
16. How many tickets did Mark Twain give the conductor?
17. What did Mark Twain then explain to the conductor in a loud voice?
18. Where was the friend all this time?
19. Where did Mark Twain say his friend preferred to lie when he traveled on a train?
20. What did everybody in the train then do?

A Joke on a Friend

Mark Twain, as everybody knows, was a famous American writer. He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today. Mark Twain was also famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches Twain always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and to play jokes on his friends. One day, one of Mark twain’s friends lost his pocket book and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare for him. “But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and my fare,” Mark Twain said. “The friend did not know what to do. He was very sad. “We can do this,” said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor comes