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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much time passed before Twain saw the man who first refused to publish Twain's first book?.
(a) 19 years.
(b) 21 years.
(c) 23 years.
(d) 25 years.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested that Twain should write a book?

2. What book did Webb publish for Twain?

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

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

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

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