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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 teased.
(d) He is whipped.

2. What did Twain once give a man in jail?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A knife.
(c) Matches.
(d) Some food.

3. Whom did Twain accidentally copy in his book about his sailing trip around the world?
(a) Louisa May Alcott.
(b) Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(c) Edgar Allen Poe.
(d) James Faulker.

4. What was the name of Twain's older brother?
(a) Orion.
(b) Orrin.
(c) Orville.
(d) Orlan.

5. Where did Twain's older brother work?
(a) A newspaper office.
(b) An editor.
(c) A printing press.
(d) A publisher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where outside of California did Twain give lectures?

3. How did Harte survive financially at the end of his life?

4. How did Dr. Newton say he cured Olivia?

5. Where did Twain go after leaving Nevada?

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