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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 74-78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Twain feel about his ancestry?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Amused.
(c) Confused.
(d) Vain.

2. In what did the store clerk invest his life savings?
(a) The telephone.
(b) The cash register.
(c) The car.
(d) The steam engine.

3. What does Twain bring home from caves as a young boy?
(a) Mud.
(b) Bats.
(c) Cave spiders.
(d) Stalactites.

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

5. What does Twain say his intimates rarely see in him?
(a) His kindness.
(b) His spirituality.
(c) His genius.
(d) His insecurity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Twain think about people?

2. What did Twain like most about Higbie?

3. What does Twain say he never had to work at in his life?

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

5. What was Elisha Bliss's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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