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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 59-62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what did Twain try to invest?
(a) Inventions.
(b) Patents.
(c) Stock markets.
(d) Poetry books.

2. How much money did Twain live on while writing "The Innocents Abroad"?
(a) $24 a week.
(b) $48 a week.
(c) $36 a week.
(d) $12 a week.

3. What did Twain want to have happen to the editor who told him to resign?
(a) To have his paper go out of business.
(b) To watch Twain become rich and famous.
(c) God to punish him.
(d) To have one of his stories turned down.

4. How did Harte survive financially at the end of his life?
(a) His father left an inheritance.
(b) He borrowed money.
(c) He stole money from friends.
(d) He married a rich widow.

5. How did Twain learn that Grant was human?
(a) When he admitted his fear of heights.
(b) When his book portrayed his weakness.
(c) When he got sick and almost died.
(d) When he got offended by being ignored by Twain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested that Twain should write a book?

2. How old was Twain when he first went to school?

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

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

5. What does Twain bring home from caves as a young boy?

(see the answer key)

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