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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country granted Twain an honorary degree while talking about his vanity?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) England.

2. Who owned Twain's copyrights after the business failure?
(a) Webster.
(b) Suzy.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Twain.

3. How did Twain find out that Suzy was ill?
(a) A telegram.
(b) A letter.
(c) A newspaper article.
(d) A telephone call.

4. What kind of people came to the lecture that Fuller set up for Twain?
(a) School teachers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Lecturers.
(d) Business men.

5. Where did Olivia die?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) Belgium.

6. Who ended up paying all the business debts when the company failed?
(a) Twain.
(b) The Bank.
(c) Webster.
(d) Bliss.

7. Why does Twain think Aldrich's widow is opening a memorial in his honor?
(a) To stroke her vanity.
(b) To honor his memory.
(c) To find a new husband.
(d) To raise money.

8. What did Twain say he was hours after his wife died?
(a) A pauper.
(b) A beggar.
(c) An heir.
(d) A rich man.

9. What happened to Olivia when she was 16?
(a) She got Scarlet Fever.
(b) She had a stroke.
(c) She broke her leg.
(d) She fell on some ice.

10. What did Suzy die of?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Meningitis.
(d) Pneumonia.

11. How much was Twain's first royalty check for Huckleberry Finn?
(a) $34,000.
(b) $54,000.
(c) $44,000.
(d) $24,000.

12. What year did Suzy die?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1886.

13. What caused Suzy a lot of grief?
(a) Her weakness.
(b) Her humor.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her temper.

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

15. What does Twain say Rogers did for him during his business failure?
(a) Forgave him.
(b) Rescued him.
(c) Comforted him.
(d) Taught him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money would lecturers make each night?

2. Why did the minister travel anonymously?

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

4. What does Twain say he has always had a talent for?

5. Who owned 9/10 of Twain's company?

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