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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 74-78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the newspaper Twain wrote for in Nevada?
(a) The Freedom Post.
(b) The Enterprise.
(c) The Entrepreneur.
(d) The Free Bird Exam.

2. What did Olivia do the first time she heard Twain swear?
(a) Repeated the word.
(b) Fainted.
(c) Slapped him.
(d) Blushed and cried.

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

4. How did Suzy punish herself for hitting her sister?
(a) She let her sister hit her back.
(b) She skipped dinner.
(c) She missed a hayride.
(d) She gave her sister her favorite doll.

5. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?
(a) Walking through memories.
(b) Painting a picture.
(c) Keeping a journal.
(d) Writing love letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Twain live on while writing "The Innocents Abroad"?

2. Who got the notoriety when Twain's company published Grant's book?

3. What made Twain a local celebrity?

4. What was Twain's publishing company called?

5. What boat did Twain see while he was on assignment while working in Sacramento?

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