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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 53-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Twain recording his autobiography when he died?
(a) He wrote with a quill pen.
(b) He wrote with pencil on scraps of paper.
(c) He dictated to a secretary.
(d) He wrote with a typewriter.

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

3. How much was Twain paid for his weekly letters while sailing around the world?
(a) $20 per sentence.
(b) $20 per letter.
(c) $20 per word.
(d) $20 per paragraph.

4. What was Harte's first name?
(a) Burt.
(b) Brad.
(c) Bret.
(d) Bart.

5. In what did Twain try to invest?
(a) Patents.
(b) Inventions.
(c) Stock markets.
(d) Poetry books.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain describe his uncle's farm?

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

3. What kinds of animals are not allowed by Twain's mother?

4. How did Twain become the star of a hypnotist show?

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

(see the answer key)

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