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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what court did Twain's father take a position in 1847?
(a) Appellate Court.
(b) Supreme Court.
(c) Appeals Court.
(d) Surrogate Court.

2. How old was Twain when he first went to school?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. How much money did Twain live on while writing "The Innocents Abroad"?
(a) $48 a week.
(b) $24 a week.
(c) $36 a week.
(d) $12 a week.

4. What does Twain say he has always had a talent for?
(a) Making enemies.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Being swindled.
(d) Writing.

5. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?
(a) Measles.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Polio.
(d) Typhoid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?

2. What is the name of the boy who came to stay with Twain's family when he was 15?

3. What did Twain love about the person who died in 1907?

4. What did Twain love most about Webster?

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

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