Who was "the most famous, and most American, of all American writers?"
A. Ralph Waldo Emerson
B. James Fennimore Cooper
C. Mark Twain
D. Henry David Thoreau
E. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Answer: C. Mark Twain
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What will be an ideal response?
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