View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 74-78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Twain so derisive in his speech about Bret Harte?
(a) Bret abandoned his family.
(b) Bret was rude to Twain.
(c) Bret was a plagiarizer.
(d) Brett swindled Twain out of money.

2. What does Twain say Rogers did for him during his business failure?
(a) Comforted him.
(b) Forgave him.
(c) Rescued him.
(d) Taught him.

3. How does Twain describe his mother?
(a) A woman with strict way and a tender heart.
(b) A woman with a heart of gold and a fist of iron.
(c) A woman who loved too much to know better.
(d) A woman with a small body and huge heart.

4. How does Twain describe his wife?
(a) She was both strict and compassionate.
(b) She was both innocent and worldly.
(c) She was both a girl and a woman.
(d) She was both calm and passionate.

5. When did Twain say his publishers could release his ideas on God and religion?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1996.
(d) 2006.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Twain study the human race?

3. In what court did Twain's father take a position in 1847?

4. What word does Twain use to describe Harte?

5. Why did Twain resign from the Civil War?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 229 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample