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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Olivia help Twain in his writing career?
(a) She gave him ideas.
(b) She was an honest critic.
(c) She was his editor.
(d) She pushed him to work harder.

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

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

4. What does Twain say his mother thought of the trouble he caused as a boy?
(a) She liked it.
(b) She hated it.
(c) She expected it.
(d) She was confused by it.

5. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?
(a) Polio.
(b) Measles.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Twain accidentally copy in his book about his sailing trip around the world?

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

3. Where did Twain's older brother work?

4. Which of Twain's famous characters was inspired by Tom Blankenship?

5. Where did Twain go after leaving Nevada?

(see the answer key)

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