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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16 | Chapter 17.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old was Twain when he first went to school?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.
2. How old is Twain's mother when she dies?
(a) 99.
(b) 79.
(c) 69.
(d) 89.
3. What is the name of the slave that inspired Jim in Huckleberry Finn?
(a) Brother Dan.
(b) Preacher Dave.
(c) Father David.
(d) Uncle Daniel.
4. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Measles.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Polio.
5. What happens to Twain on his first day of school?
(a) He is put ahead a few classes.
(b) He is teased.
(c) He is whipped.
(d) He is sent home.
Short Answer Questions
1. What character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?
2. How does Twain feel about his ancestry?
3. How does Twain describe his mother?
4. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?
5. How does Twain hope to write?
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