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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 51-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did Webb publish for Twain?
(a) "The Jumping Frog."
(b) "Sketches of a River Boy."
(c) "The Prince and the Pauper."
(d) "Tom Sawyer."

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

3. In what court did Twain's father take a position in 1847?
(a) Appellate Court.
(b) Appeals Court.
(c) Surrogate Court.
(d) Supreme Court.

4. Who ended up paying all the business debts when the company failed?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Twain.
(c) The Bank.
(d) Webster.

5. What is the name of the first publisher to turn Twain's first book down?
(a) Carson.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Carlton.
(d) Carrion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Twain's father takes what position at a court house in 1847?

2. What did Twain's father die of?

3. What did Orion buy when he moved back to Hannibal?

4. What illness did Webster suffer from?

5. How much money did Twain live on while writing "The Innocents Abroad"?

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