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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Twain say he has always had a talent for?
(a) Making enemies.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Being swindled.
(d) Writing.

2. What did Twain hope to do after returning from his trip around the world?
(a) Be promoted.
(b) Give more lectures.
(c) Write a book.
(d) Create his own magazine.

3. What was the name of the newspaper Twain wrote for in Nevada?
(a) The Enterprise.
(b) The Entrepreneur.
(c) The Freedom Post.
(d) The Free Bird Exam.

4. What did Twain's father die of?
(a) Palsy.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Pleurisy.
(d) Pneumonic plague.

5. What character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?
(a) A cowboy.
(b) A bear.
(c) A cougar.
(d) An Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain describe his wife?

2. How old was Suzy when she began to write about her father?

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

4. Why would Twain prefer a wobbly billiards table?

5. What does Twain think could have happened if the person who died in 1907 had some education?

(see the answer key)

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