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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Orion when he died?
(a) At church.
(b) At the kitchen table.
(c) In his bed.
(d) On a train.

2. What did Twain decide to do after becoming a local celebrity?
(a) Give lectures.
(b) Teach seminars.
(c) Take photographs.
(d) Write a book.

3. How did Twain become the star of a hypnotist show?
(a) He learned the mesmerizer's trade.
(b) He pretended to be mesmerized.
(c) He pretended to be a hypnotist.
(d) He was the only one to be truly hypnotized.

4. How did Higbie get a job?
(a) He let the employers bid on him.
(b) He put in an application under Twain's name.
(c) He volunteered his labor at first.
(d) He paid a man to watch him work for a day.

5. What story did Twain use his letters to write when he came home from sailing around the world?
(a) "The Lucky Man's Voyage."
(b) "The Journey of the Naive."
(c) "The Innocents Abroad."
(d) "The Poor Man's Expedition."

Short Answer Questions

1. In what did Twain try to invest?

2. What did Suzy do as a child that entertained her parents?

3. Where outside of California did Twain give lectures?

4. How long does Twain say he will take to write a book?

5. Where was Twain when the company started to fail?

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