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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a game in which Twain escaped a trap set for him?
(a) Bowling.
(b) Cards.
(c) Darts.
(d) Billiards.

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 mesmerized.
(c) He pretended to be a hypnotist.
(d) He learned the mesmerizer's trade.

3. What does Twain think about people?
(a) They are mostly the same.
(b) They are all generally good.
(c) They are all different.
(d) They are all greedy.

4. How old was Twain when he first went to school?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

5. Where was Twain sent on assignment while working in Sacramento?
(a) Honolulu.
(b) New York.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain trick into seeing a minstrel show?

2. How did Henry die?

3. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

4. What did Twain notice when he wrote his autobiography in pen?

5. Why does Twain not get very close to his older siblings?

(see the answer key)

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