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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16 | Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Twain recording his autobiography when he died?
(a) He wrote with a quill pen.
(b) He dictated to a secretary.
(c) He wrote with pencil on scraps of paper.
(d) He wrote with a typewriter.

2. What did Twain do to trick a phrenologist?
(a) Paid extra money.
(b) Changed the color of his hair.
(c) Lied about his age.
(d) Gave a fake name.

3. How did the person who Twain tricked into seeing a minstrel show react?
(a) She cried.
(b) She laughed.
(c) He was confused.
(d) He was very angry.

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

5. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Twain's father buy up a lot of land before he dies?

2. What is the name of the most famous phrenologist?

3. What does Twain bring home from caves as a young boy?

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

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

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