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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 illness did Webster suffer from?
(a) Ulcers.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Migraines.
(d) Depression.

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

3. Which of Twain's books did Webster stall on publishing?
(a) "The Reign of King George."
(b) "The Hopping Frog."
(c) "The Prince and the Pauper."
(d) "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court."

4. Why was the publishing company nervous about releasing "The Innocents Abroad?"
(a) It was fictional.
(b) It was humorous.
(c) It was non-fiction.
(d) There was no romance.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much time passed before Twain saw the man who first refused to publish Twain's first book?.

3. In what court did Twain's father take a position in 1847?

4. Where was Twain when the company started to fail?

5. Who ended up paying all the business debts when the company failed?

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