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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 59-62.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what river did Twain desperately want to travel?
(a) The Amazon.
(b) The Ganges.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Mississippi.

3. Where did Twain's older brother work?
(a) An editor.
(b) A publisher.
(c) A printing press.
(d) A newspaper office.

4. How much time passed before Twain saw the man who first refused to publish Twain's first book?.
(a) 21 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 19 years.
(d) 23 years.

5. How did Twain learn that Grant was human?
(a) When he got sick and almost died.
(b) When he got offended by being ignored by Twain.
(c) When his book portrayed his weakness.
(d) When he admitted his fear of heights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the publishing company nervous about releasing "The Innocents Abroad?"

2. Whom did Twain accidentally copy in his book about his sailing trip around the world?

3. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?

4. In what did the store clerk invest his life savings?

5. What was Harte's occupation?

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