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

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

3. In what court did Twain's father take a position in 1847?
(a) Appellate Court.
(b) Supreme Court.
(c) Appeals Court.
(d) Surrogate Court.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money did Twain live on while writing "The Innocents Abroad"?

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

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

5. What book did Webb publish for Twain?

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