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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 much was Twain paid for his weekly letters while sailing around the world?
(a) $20 per word.
(b) $20 per sentence.
(c) $20 per letter.
(d) $20 per paragraph.

2. How old was Twain when he met the hypnotist?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

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

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

5. How does Twain describe his older brother?
(a) The most revered and deranged man.
(b) The most confused and innocent man.
(c) The most miserable and hopeful man.
(d) The most happy and alarmed man.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Twain say his publishers could release his ideas on God and religion?

2. What did Twain do to trick a phrenologist?

3. What was Suzy's sister's name?

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

5. What boat did Twain see while he was on assignment while working in Sacramento?

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