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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 did the author who Twain accidentally copied say is never a crime?
(a) Small amounts of copying.
(b) Reusing old text.
(c) Unconscious plagiarism.
(d) Enhancing existing ideas.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Olivia help Twain in his writing career?

3. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?

4. What does Twain contrast lecturing with?

5. What happened to Olivia when she was 16?

(see the answer key)

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