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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?
(a) Painting a picture.
(b) Keeping a journal.
(c) Writing love letters.
(d) Walking through memories.

2. What did Twain decide to do after becoming a local celebrity?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Teach seminars.
(c) Give lectures.
(d) Take photographs.

3. Why did the minister travel anonymously?
(a) To escape judgment.
(b) To keep his sins hidden.
(c) To have more enjoyment.
(d) To have a real vacation.

4. In what did Twain try to invest?
(a) Patents.
(b) Poetry books.
(c) Stock markets.
(d) Inventions.

5. How did Twain study the human race?
(a) He read psychology text books.
(b) He watched people.
(c) He studied himself.
(d) He read old journals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain trick into seeing a minstrel show?

2. Where does Twain's father buy up a lot of land before he dies?

3. How many days had the people survived on the boat that Twain saw while on assignment?

4. How old was Twain when he first went to school?

5. How does Twain describe his mother?

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