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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 did Twain agree to without really reading?
(a) Grant's book.
(b) A new contract for Webster.
(c) A pay cut for himself.
(d) A land auction.

2. Which of Twain's books did Webster stall on publishing?
(a) "The Prince and the Pauper."
(b) "The Reign of King George."
(c) "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court."
(d) "The Hopping Frog."

3. What was Twain amazed by when he met Rudyard Kipling?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His elegance.
(c) How much he knew.
(d) His shy demeanor.

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

5. What did Twain say always cured his wife of dysentery?
(a) Lemons.
(b) Watermelon.
(c) Pears.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dr. Newton say he cured Olivia?

2. What did Suzy die of?

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

4. How was Twain recording his autobiography when he died?

5. How did the person who Twain tricked into seeing a minstrel show react?

(see the answer key)

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