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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 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.

2. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

3. What did Twain want to have happen to the editor who told him to resign?
(a) To have one of his stories turned down.
(b) God to punish him.
(c) To have his paper go out of business.
(d) To watch Twain become rich and famous.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Twain to find out which girl saw him naked as a boy?

2. Where did Twain go after leaving Nevada?

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

4. What does Twain contrast lecturing with?

5. What was Harte's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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