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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) Epilepsy.
(b) Depression.
(c) Migraines.
(d) Ulcers.

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

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

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

5. How much money did Twain find on the road before his trip to Cincinnati?
(a) $50.
(b) $100.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What book did Webb publish for Twain?

5. What did Twain's father die of?

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