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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?
(a) Measles.
(b) Polio.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Typhoid.

2. Where did Twain go after leaving Nevada?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Denver.
(d) Chicago.

3. Who did Twain trick into seeing a minstrel show?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His preacher.

4. What does Twain say he has always had a talent for?
(a) Writing.
(b) Being swindled.
(c) Making enemies.
(d) Making friends.

5. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Twain think the family of the person who died in 1907 never saw how brilliant he was?

2. How did Suzy punish herself for hitting her sister?

3. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?

4. Why would Twain prefer a wobbly billiards table?

5. What is the name of the first publisher to turn Twain's first book down?

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