What does twain do to get the mesmerizer to choose him?

He pretends to be asleep in one of the hypnotist's shows

Explanation:

This is a well-known text and it comes from Mark Twain's autobiography

In the story, a hypnotist appears in Mark Twain's village and in his show, he demonstrates that he can control the minds of the audience through hypnosis techniques. One of the villagers is hypnotized, which surprises Twain who wants to be the next to be hypnotized but is not chosen. He attends the show several times hoping to be chosen but without success. Finally he pretends to be asleep and the hypnotist calls him to the stage. The hypnotist cannot control Twain's mind, so the writer decides to pretend and tricks all the audience and, of course, the hypnotist.

which colony was founded, in part, as a place for english debtors?

a) georgia