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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Harte's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Editor.
(c) Miner.
(d) Legislator.

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

3. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?
(a) $50.
(b) $100.
(c) $75.
(d) $25.

4. How does Twain describe his wife?
(a) She was both a girl and a woman.
(b) She was both calm and passionate.
(c) She was both strict and compassionate.
(d) She was both innocent and worldly.

5. What happened to Olivia when she was 16?
(a) She got Scarlet Fever.
(b) She broke her leg.
(c) She had a stroke.
(d) She fell on some ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain hope to write?

2. In what did Twain try to invest?

3. Whom did Twain accidentally copy in his book about his sailing trip around the world?

4. What does Twain say protected him from his gullible nature?

5. How does Twain describe his uncle's farm?

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