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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 does Twain contrast lecturing with?
(a) Writing.
(b) Presenting.
(c) Reading.
(d) Acting.

2. Which of Twain's famous characters was inspired by Tom Blankenship?
(a) Huckleberry Finn.
(b) Tom Sawyer.
(c) Injun Joe.
(d) The Pauper.

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

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

5. What did Twain hope to do after returning from his trip around the world?
(a) Be promoted.
(b) Create his own magazine.
(c) Write a book.
(d) Give more lectures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story did Twain use his letters to write when he came home from sailing around the world?

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

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

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

5. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?

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