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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 watch Twain become rich and famous.
(d) To have his paper go out of business.

3. Where outside of California did Twain give lectures?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Washington.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Nevada.

4. Twain's father takes what position at a court house in 1847?
(a) Bailiff.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Judge.

5. What did Twain use to endear himself to audiences?
(a) His music.
(b) His humor.
(c) His writing.
(d) His shyness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain trick into seeing a minstrel show?

2. Why was the publishing company nervous about releasing "The Innocents Abroad?"

3. What did Twain once give a man in jail?

4. What did Twain do to trick a phrenologist?

5. What character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?

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