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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 53-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was Twain's first royalty check for Huckleberry Finn?
(a) $54,000.
(b) $34,000.
(c) $24,000.
(d) $44,000.

2. What other author did Twain publish a book for?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Dolly Madison.

3. Who died in 1907?
(a) Orion.
(b) Bret Harte.
(c) Injun Joe.
(d) Jim Gillis.

4. What major book did Twain stall in the middle of writing?
(a) "Tom Sawyer."
(b) "The Prince and the Pauper."
(c) "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."
(d) "1601."

5. What does Twain say he has always had a talent for?
(a) Making friends.
(b) Making enemies.
(c) Writing.
(d) Being swindled.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Twain to find out which girl saw him naked as a boy?

2. How did Twain study the human race?

3. Which of the following is NOT a game in which Twain escaped a trap set for him?

4. What story did Twain use his letters to write when he came home from sailing around the world?

5. How much money did Twain find on the road before his trip to Cincinnati?

(see the answer key)

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