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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days had the people survived on the boat that Twain saw while on assignment?
(a) 43.
(b) 23.
(c) 33.
(d) 13.

2. What major book did Twain stall in the middle of writing?
(a) "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."
(b) "1601."
(c) "Tom Sawyer."
(d) "The Prince and the Pauper."

3. Which of Twain's famous characters was inspired by Tom Blankenship?
(a) Tom Sawyer.
(b) The Pauper.
(c) Injun Joe.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

4. What did Orion buy when he moved back to Hannibal?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A saloon.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A grocery store.

5. What was Twain's publishing company called?
(a) Webster and Twain.
(b) Clemens and Webster.
(c) Webster and Company.
(d) Twain and Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Twain want his book to be published?

2. What does Twain do with his daily dose of pain killer?

3. Where was Dr. Peake from?

4. Who died in 1907?

5. Where would the lectures each make their premier?

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