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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Twain describe his mother?
(a) A woman with strict way and a tender heart.
(b) A woman with a small body and huge heart.
(c) A woman with a heart of gold and a fist of iron.
(d) A woman who loved too much to know better.

2. What boat did Twain see while he was on assignment while working in Sacramento?
(a) The Wasp.
(b) The Honeybee.
(c) The Hornet.
(d) The Yellow Jacket.

3. What did Twain notice when he wrote his autobiography in pen?
(a) It was too literary.
(b) It was hard to read.
(c) He strayed from the facts.
(d) It took too long for him to write.

4. How old was Twain when he first went to school?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

5. How did Harte survive financially at the end of his life?
(a) He stole money from friends.
(b) He borrowed money.
(c) He married a rich widow.
(d) His father left an inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a game in which Twain escaped a trap set for him?

2. How much money did Twain find on the road before his trip to Cincinnati?

3. What did Twain do to trick a phrenologist?

4. How was Twain recording his autobiography when he died?

5. What does Twain say protected him from his gullible nature?

(see the answer key)

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