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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the newspaper Twain wrote for in Nevada?
(a) The Entrepreneur.
(b) The Free Bird Exam.
(c) The Enterprise.
(d) The Freedom Post.

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

3. Where was Twain born?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Florida.
(d) Missouri.

4. What kinds of animals are not allowed by Twain's mother?
(a) Wild.
(b) Rabid.
(c) Caged.
(d) Wounded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?

2. Where was Dr. Peake from?

3. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?

4. Where did Twain go after leaving Nevada?

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

(see the answer key)

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