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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain decide to do after becoming a local celebrity?
(a) Give lectures.
(b) Teach seminars.
(c) Write a book.
(d) Take photographs.

2. Where was Dr. Peake from?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Tennessee.

3. How did Harte survive financially at the end of his life?
(a) His father left an inheritance.
(b) He married a rich widow.
(c) He stole money from friends.
(d) He borrowed money.

4. What happens to Twain on his first day of school?
(a) He is put ahead a few classes.
(b) He is sent home.
(c) He is whipped.
(d) He is teased.

5. What was the name of the newspaper Twain wrote for in Nevada?
(a) The Enterprise.
(b) The Free Bird Exam.
(c) The Entrepreneur.
(d) The Freedom Post.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Harte's first name?

2. What character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?

3. What did Twain do to trick a phrenologist?

4. What does Twain do with his daily dose of pain killer?

5. What is Twain's opinion of himself?

(see the answer key)

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