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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Twain's father takes what position at a court house in 1847?
(a) Bailiff.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Judge.
(d) Lawyer.

3. How much money would lecturers make each night?
(a) $150.
(b) $200.
(c) $100.
(d) $250.

4. Where was Twain born?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Florida.
(d) Mississippi.

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. What made Twain a local celebrity?

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

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

4. What did Olivia do the first time she heard Twain swear?

5. How does Twain describe his mother?

(see the answer key)

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