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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dr. Newton say he cured Olivia?
(a) He prayed.
(b) He bled her.
(c) Electricity flowed from his body.
(d) He made a special medicine.

2. What was Elisha Bliss's occupation?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Agent.
(c) Editor.
(d) Writer.

3. What did Olivia die from?
(a) A stroke.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) It is unclear.

4. Who got the notoriety when Twain's company published Grant's book?
(a) Webster.
(b) Bliss.
(c) Twain.
(d) Grant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain say he was hours after his wife died?

2. Who did Twain ask to put his last entry into his autobiography?

3. How old was Suzy when she began to write about her father?

4. What does Twain say the trade of writing requires before one can be a professional?

5. What word did Twain use to describe Webster when he first started working for Twain?

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