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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Twain when the company started to fail?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

3. What did Twain say was America's public philosophy?
(a) "We Are Entitled to it All."
(b) "Hard Work Achieves More."
(c) "In God We Trust."
(d) "We Take What We Want."

4. How did Twain say he felt when Jean died?
(a) Like his heart had exploded.
(b) Like a bullet crashed through his heart.
(c) Like his heart had been cut out of his chest.
(d) Like a vise had crushed his heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Twain amazed by when he met Rudyard Kipling?

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

3. What did Twain think of the man who talked about Anglo Saxons at a banquet?

4. Who ended up paying all the business debts when the company failed?

5. Who had full control of everything in Twain's company?

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