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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. What did Twain once give a man in jail?
(a) Matches.
(b) Some food.
(c) A knife.
(d) A cigarette.

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

3. Why does Twain not get very close to his older siblings?
(a) They are much older than he is.
(b) They do not like the dirty games he played.
(c) They move away.
(d) They do not live long enough.

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

5. When did Twain say his publishers could release his ideas on God and religion?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1956.
(c) 2006.
(d) 1996.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain notice when he wrote his autobiography in pen?

2. How old was Twain when he first went to school?

3. How old is Twain's mother when she dies?

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

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

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