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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-21 | Chapters 22-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?
(a) $25.
(b) $75.
(c) $100.
(d) $50.

2. How did Twain become the star of a hypnotist show?
(a) He was the only one to be truly hypnotized.
(b) He pretended to be a hypnotist.
(c) He pretended to be mesmerized.
(d) He learned the mesmerizer's trade.

3. How old was Twain when he met the hypnotist?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

4. Where did Twain's older brother work?
(a) A printing press.
(b) An editor.
(c) A newspaper office.
(d) A publisher.

5. Which of Twain's famous characters was inspired by Tom Blankenship?
(a) Injun Joe.
(b) Huckleberry Finn.
(c) The Pauper.
(d) Tom Sawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain describe his older brother?

2. What is the name of the boy who came to stay with Twain's family when he was 15?

3. Where was Dr. Peake from?

4. How old was Twain when he first went to school?

5. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?

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