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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Twain's opinion of himself?
(a) He is very conceited.
(b) Outstanding.
(c) Not complimentary.
(d) He finds himself amusing.

2. What does Twain do with his daily dose of pain killer?
(a) Takes it obediently.
(b) Gives it to his brother.
(c) Pours it out the window.
(d) Feeds it to the cat.

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

4. What character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?
(a) A cowboy.
(b) A cougar.
(c) An Indian.
(d) A bear.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what court did Twain's father take a position in 1847?

3. What kinds of animals are not allowed by Twain's mother?

4. What did Orion buy when he moved back to Hannibal?

5. Where was Dr. Peake from?

(see the answer key)

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