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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take for Twain to find out which girl saw him naked as a boy?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 36 years.
(c) 46 years.
(d) 26 years.

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

3. What does Twain think a writer should own for all time?
(a) The first edition of his work.
(b) The title right to his work.
(c) The credit for his work.
(d) The copyright of his work.

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

5. How does Twain describe his wife?
(a) She was both calm and passionate.
(b) She was both strict and compassionate.
(c) She was both a girl and a woman.
(d) She was both innocent and worldly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Twain resign from the Civil War?

2. Where did Twain meet the man who died in 1907?

3. Who suggested that Twain should write a book?

4. How old was Orion when he died?

5. What did Olivia do the first time she heard Twain swear?

(see the answer key)

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