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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Twain's famous characters was inspired by Tom Blankenship?
(a) Tom Sawyer.
(b) The Pauper.
(c) Injun Joe.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

2. What does Twain say protected him from his gullible nature?
(a) Good friends.
(b) Beginner's luck.
(c) Whisperings in his ear.
(d) God's intervention.

3. What was Harte's occupation?
(a) Legislator.
(b) Editor.
(c) Miner.
(d) Writer.

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

5. What did Twain want to have happen to the editor who told him to resign?
(a) God to punish him.
(b) To watch Twain become rich and famous.
(c) To have his paper go out of business.
(d) To have one of his stories turned down.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain feel about his ancestry?

2. What does Twain say his mother thought of the trouble he caused as a boy?

3. What was the name of the newspaper Twain wrote for in Nevada?

4. How old was Twain when he began smoking?

5. How old is Twain's mother when she dies?

(see the answer key)

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