View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Twain prefer a wobbly billiards table?
(a) It allows him to practice his skill.
(b) It has more character.
(c) It has provided good times to more people.
(d) He has better chance of winning.

2. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Measles.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Polio.

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

4. Where did Twain meet the man who died in 1907?
(a) California.
(b) Missouri.
(c) New York.
(d) Tennessee.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Twain do with his daily dose of pain killer?

3. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

4. Where was Twain born?

5. Why did Twain resign from the Civil War?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 220 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample