View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Twain's father takes what position at a court house in 1847?
(a) Bailiff.
(b) Judge.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Clerk.

2. Who owned Twain's copyrights after the business failure?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Suzy.
(c) Twain.
(d) Webster.

3. Where was Twain when the company started to fail?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

4. How much money did Twain live on while writing "The Innocents Abroad"?
(a) $12 a week.
(b) $48 a week.
(c) $36 a week.
(d) $24 a week.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Twain say Rogers did for him during his business failure?

4. What did Twain's father die of?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 172 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample