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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 whipped.
(b) He is put ahead a few classes.
(c) He is sent home.
(d) He is teased.

2. What did Twain see some Irish boys doing one night after he left Nevada?
(a) Killing a dog.
(b) Harassing a policeman.
(c) Stoning a Chinese man.
(d) Giving alcohol to a baby.

3. How did Dr. Newton say he cured Olivia?
(a) Electricity flowed from his body.
(b) He made a special medicine.
(c) He bled her.
(d) He prayed.

4. How long does it take for Twain to find out which girl saw him naked as a boy?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 36 years.
(c) 26 years.
(d) 46 years.

5. How does Twain describe his wife?
(a) She was both calm and passionate.
(b) She was both a girl and a woman.
(c) She was both strict and compassionate.
(d) She was both innocent and worldly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author who Twain accidentally copied say is never a crime?

2. What was the name of Twain's older brother?

3. What did Twain hope to do after returning from his trip around the world?

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

5. What did Twain once give a man in jail?

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