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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 did Twain's father die of?
(a) Palsy.
(b) Pleurisy.
(c) Pneumonic plague.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. What did Orion buy when he moved back to Hannibal?
(a) A saloon.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A hotel.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owned Twain's copyrights after the business failure?

2. What is the name of the first publisher to turn Twain's first book down?

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

4. Which of Twain's books did Webster stall on publishing?

5. How much was Twain paid as Orion's apprentice?

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