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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

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

3. What does Twain think about people?
(a) They are all different.
(b) They are all greedy.
(c) They are all generally good.
(d) They are mostly the same.

4. How does Twain hope to write?
(a) Beautifully.
(b) Inspiringly.
(c) Freely.
(d) Truly.

5. How did Twain become the star of a hypnotist show?
(a) He pretended to be mesmerized.
(b) He pretended to be a hypnotist.
(c) He learned the mesmerizer's trade.
(d) He was the only one to be truly hypnotized.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Twain when he first went to school?

2. What was the name of Twain's older brother?

3. Who did Twain trick into seeing a minstrel show?

4. What did Twain once give a man in jail?

5. Where was Dr. Peake from?

(see the answer key)

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