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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-21 | Chapters 22-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Twain resign from the Civil War?
(a) He wanted to join the Union.
(b) Fatigue from retreating.
(c) His mother fell ill.
(d) A shoulder wound.

2. How old was Twain when he met the hypnotist?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

3. What was the name of the newspaper Twain wrote for in Nevada?
(a) The Freedom Post.
(b) The Free Bird Exam.
(c) The Enterprise.
(d) The Entrepreneur.

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

5. On what river did Twain desperately want to travel?
(a) The Thames.
(b) The Amazon.
(c) The Ganges.
(d) The Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Twain become the star of a hypnotist show?

3. How does Twain describe his uncle's farm?

4. Of what ailment did a faith doctor cure Twain's mother?

5. What does Twain say his mother thought of the trouble he caused as a boy?

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