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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16 | Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Twain's older brother?
(a) Orrin.
(b) Orville.
(c) Orion.
(d) Orlan.

2. What is the name of the boy who came to stay with Twain's family when he was 15?
(a) Bear.
(b) Fox.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Panther.

3. How did the person who Twain tricked into seeing a minstrel show react?
(a) He was very angry.
(b) She laughed.
(c) He was confused.
(d) She cried.

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

5. What did Twain once give a man in jail?
(a) Some food.
(b) A knife.
(c) Matches.
(d) A cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?

2. What happens to Twain on his first day of school?

3. Of what ailment did a faith doctor cure Twain's mother?

4. How was Twain recording his autobiography when he died?

5. How does Twain describe his mother?

(see the answer key)

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