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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 59-62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

2. What did Twain agree to without really reading?
(a) A land auction.
(b) A pay cut for himself.
(c) A new contract for Webster.
(d) Grant's book.

3. How did Dr. Newton say he cured Olivia?
(a) He made a special medicine.
(b) Electricity flowed from his body.
(c) He bled her.
(d) He prayed.

4. What was the name of the newspaper Twain wrote for in Nevada?
(a) The Enterprise.
(b) The Entrepreneur.
(c) The Freedom Post.
(d) The Free Bird Exam.

5. Who died in 1907?
(a) Injun Joe.
(b) Jim Gillis.
(c) Orion.
(d) Bret Harte.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what ailment did a faith doctor cure Twain's mother?

2. Where did Twain's older brother work?

3. What did Twain like most about Higbie?

4. In what did the store clerk invest his life savings?

5. What does Twain say the trade of writing requires before one can be a professional?

(see the answer key)

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