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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was Twain paid for his weekly letters while sailing around the world?
(a) $20 per word.
(b) $20 per letter.
(c) $20 per sentence.
(d) $20 per paragraph.

2. What did Twain once give a man in jail?
(a) Matches.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) Some food.
(d) A knife.

3. How old was Suzy when she began to write about her father?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

4. What kind of people came to the lecture that Fuller set up for Twain?
(a) School teachers.
(b) Business men.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Lecturers.

5. On what river did Twain desperately want to travel?
(a) The Ganges.
(b) The Amazon.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) The Thames.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Suzy punish herself for hitting her sister?

2. What did an innkeeper do that made Twain so happy?

3. What did Twain hope to do after returning from his trip around the world?

4. How did Twain become the star of a hypnotist show?

5. Why did Twain resign from the Civil War?

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