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

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

3. Where was Twain born?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Florida.
(d) Missouri.

4. Of what ailment did a faith doctor cure Twain's mother?
(a) A headache.
(b) A stomach pain.
(c) A fever.
(d) A toothache.

5. What does Twain bring home from caves as a young boy?
(a) Mud.
(b) Bats.
(c) Stalactites.
(d) Cave spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?

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

3. On what river did Twain desperately want to travel?

4. How did Higbie get a job?

5. What is the name of the boy who came to stay with Twain's family when he was 15?

(see the answer key)

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