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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was the publishing company nervous about releasing "The Innocents Abroad?"

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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