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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 was Twain paid as Orion's apprentice?
(a) $350 a year.
(b) $3.50 a month.
(c) $3.50 a week.
(d) $35 a month.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Twain when the company started to fail?

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

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

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

5. Who suggested that Twain should write a book?

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