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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what river did Twain desperately want to travel?
(a) The Ganges.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The Amazon.
(d) The Mississippi.

3. How does Twain feel about his ancestry?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Confused.
(c) Amused.
(d) Vain.

4. How many days had the people survived on the boat that Twain saw while on assignment?
(a) 43.
(b) 23.
(c) 33.
(d) 13.

5. What is Twain's opinion of himself?
(a) He is very conceited.
(b) Not complimentary.
(c) He finds himself amusing.
(d) Outstanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Twain think the family of the person who died in 1907 never saw how brilliant he was?

2. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

3. What does Twain say his intimates rarely see in him?

4. What does Twain bring home from caves as a young boy?

5. Where was Twain born?

(see the answer key)

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