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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. What is the name of the most famous phrenologist?
(a) Fraler.
(b) Frazier.
(c) Fowler.
(d) Fawley.

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

3. What does Twain say his mother thought of the trouble he caused as a boy?
(a) She expected it.
(b) She hated it.
(c) She liked it.
(d) She was confused by it.

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

5. How old was Twain when he began smoking?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Twain not get very close to his older siblings?

2. What musical display does Twain talk about after his hypnotist description?

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

4. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

5. What did phrenologists tell people about?

(see the answer key)

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