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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Twain's older brother work?
(a) A newspaper office.
(b) A publisher.
(c) A printing press.
(d) An editor.

4. Which of the following is NOT a game in which Twain escaped a trap set for him?
(a) Darts.
(b) Billiards.
(c) Cards.
(d) Bowling.

5. How did Higbie get a job?
(a) He paid a man to watch him work for a day.
(b) He put in an application under Twain's name.
(c) He volunteered his labor at first.
(d) He let the employers bid on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain hope to write?

2. What character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?

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

4. How long does it take for Twain to find out which girl saw him naked as a boy?

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

(see the answer key)

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