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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did Olivia die?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) England.
(d) Belgium.
2. Where was Twain when the company started to fail?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.
3. In what did the store clerk invest his life savings?
(a) The cash register.
(b) The telephone.
(c) The steam engine.
(d) The car.
4. How did Twain feel about the biography Suzy wrote about him?
(a) It made him worry about her.
(b) It was very humorous.
(c) It was a great compliment.
(d) It made him angry.
5. For how long did Twain stop writing after his wife died?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.
6. What did Twain say he was hours after his wife died?
(a) A rich man.
(b) A pauper.
(c) An heir.
(d) A beggar.
7. How many people came to the lecture Fuller set up for Twain?
(a) 2500.
(b) 1500.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1000.
8. What did Clara do when Jean fell ill?
(a) Lied to her mother about it.
(b) Broke the news to her mother.
(c) Cared for both her sister and her mother.
(d) Kept her sister from seeing her mother.
9. What country granted Twain an honorary degree while talking about his vanity?
(a) England.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.
10. What word did Twain use to describe Webster when he first started working for Twain?
(a) A godsend.
(b) An angel.
(c) A genius.
(d) A treasure.
11. What did Suzy die of?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Meningitis.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Pneumonia.
12. Which of Twain's books did Webster stall on publishing?
(a) "The Hopping Frog."
(b) "The Prince and the Pauper."
(c) "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court."
(d) "The Reign of King George."
13. What did Twain love most about Webster?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His humor.
(c) His confidence.
(d) His honesty.
14. What was Twain doing when Suzy fell ill?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Interviewing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Lecturing.
15. What does Twain say he never had to work at in his life?
(a) Writing a book.
(b) Believing in God.
(c) Being funny.
(d) Finding gratitude.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Olivia help Twain in his writing career?
2. Who owned 9/10 of Twain's company?
3. Why does Twain think Aldrich's widow is opening a memorial in his honor?
4. What was Olivia's maiden name?
5. How much money had Grant's book made before he died?
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