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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain see some Irish boys doing one night after he left Nevada?
(a) Harassing a policeman.
(b) Stoning a Chinese man.
(c) Giving alcohol to a baby.
(d) Killing a dog.

2. What happens to Twain on his first day of school?
(a) He is teased.
(b) He is whipped.
(c) He is sent home.
(d) He is put ahead a few classes.

3. How was Twain recording his autobiography when he died?
(a) He wrote with a quill pen.
(b) He dictated to a secretary.
(c) He wrote with a typewriter.
(d) He wrote with pencil on scraps of paper.

4. How long does it take for Twain to find out which girl saw him naked as a boy?
(a) 46 years.
(b) 36 years.
(c) 26 years.
(d) 16 years.

5. Why does Twain not get very close to his older siblings?
(a) They are much older than he is.
(b) They move away.
(c) They do not like the dirty games he played.
(d) They do not live long enough.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Twain when he began smoking?

3. On what river did Twain desperately want to travel?

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

5. How did the person who Twain tricked into seeing a minstrel show react?

(see the answer key)

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