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What did Mark Twain write?

  1. Novels

  2. Short Stories

  3. Poetry

  4. Plays

The correct answer is: Novels

Mark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was an American author and humorist best known for his novels such as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". While Twain did write some short stories, poetry, and plays, they were not his primary works or what he was most famous for. Therefore, the most accurate answer is A.