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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 does Twain think could have happened if the person who died in 1907 had some education?
(a) He could have been a famous writer.
(b) He could have delivered great sermons.
(c) He could have been a successful business man.
(d) He could have taught at colleges.

2. Why was the publishing company nervous about releasing "The Innocents Abroad?"
(a) It was non-fiction.
(b) There was no romance.
(c) It was humorous.
(d) It was fictional.

3. What book did Webb publish for Twain?
(a) "The Jumping Frog."
(b) "Sketches of a River Boy."
(c) "Tom Sawyer."
(d) "The Prince and the Pauper."

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

5. Where did Twain's older brother work?
(a) A printing press.
(b) A publisher.
(c) A newspaper office.
(d) An editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain describe his older brother?

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

3. What was Harte's occupation?

4. How much was Twain's first royalty check for Huckleberry Finn?

5. How much time passed before Twain saw the man who first refused to publish Twain's first book?.

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