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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Twain think a writer should own for all time?
(a) The copyright of his work.
(b) The title right to his work.
(c) The first edition of his work.
(d) The credit for his work.

2. Whom did Twain accidentally copy in his book about his sailing trip around the world?
(a) James Faulker.
(b) Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(c) Edgar Allen Poe.
(d) Louisa May Alcott.

3. How long does Twain say he will take to write a book?
(a) As long as he enjoys the story.
(b) As little as he can.
(c) As long as it takes.
(d) As long as the book writes itself.

4. In what did the store clerk invest his life savings?
(a) The car.
(b) The steam engine.
(c) The telephone.
(d) The cash register.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Harte's first name?

2. Where did Twain go after leaving Nevada?

3. What does Twain say his mother thought of the trouble he caused as a boy?

4. What did Twain once give a man in jail?

5. How old was Orion when he died?

(see the answer key)

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