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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 | Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Twain want his book to be published?
(a) When his last living child dies.
(b) In ten year editions.
(c) When his wife dies.
(d) After his death.

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

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

4. What is the name of the boy who came to stay with Twain's family when he was 15?
(a) Fox.
(b) Panther.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Bear.

5. How does Twain describe his mother?
(a) A woman with a small body and huge heart.
(b) A woman with a heart of gold and a fist of iron.
(c) A woman with strict way and a tender heart.
(d) A woman who loved too much to know better.

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 is the name of the slave that inspired Jim in Huckleberry Finn?

3. How old was Twain when he met the hypnotist?

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

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

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