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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 53-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain like most about Higbie?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His poor spelling.
(c) His thick beard.
(d) His strange accent.

2. Who got the notoriety when Twain's company published Grant's book?
(a) Twain.
(b) Grant.
(c) Bliss.
(d) Webster.

3. Where did Twain meet the man who died in 1907?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

4. What did an innkeeper do that made Twain so happy?
(a) Gave him a room for free.
(b) Confessed his sins in the lobby.
(c) Used vulgar language in front of the minister.
(d) Recognized the minister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did Twain use to describe Webster when he first started working for Twain?

2. How are Twain and Webster related?

3. Why was the publishing company nervous about releasing "The Innocents Abroad?"

4. Twain's father takes what position at a court house in 1847?

5. How much was Twain paid as Orion's apprentice?

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