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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Fuller want Twain to lecture about?
(a) His early life.
(b) The Hornet.
(c) His religious beliefs.
(d) His publishing experiences.

3. What illness did Webster suffer from?
(a) Ulcers.
(b) Migraines.
(c) Depression.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. What caused Suzy a lot of grief?
(a) Her weakness.
(b) Her temper.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her humor.

5. What did Clara do when Jean fell ill?
(a) Lied to her mother about it.
(b) Broke the news to her mother.
(c) Kept her sister from seeing her mother.
(d) Cared for both her sister and her mother.

6. What did Twain say he was hours after his wife died?
(a) An heir.
(b) A beggar.
(c) A pauper.
(d) A rich man.

7. What kind of people came to the lecture that Fuller set up for Twain?
(a) Lecturers.
(b) Business men.
(c) School teachers.
(d) Politicians.

8. Who found Jean's body?
(a) Clara.
(b) Twain.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) John.

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

10. What word did Twain use to describe Webster when he first started working for Twain?
(a) A godsend.
(b) A genius.
(c) A treasure.
(d) An angel.

11. How long did Murat Hallsted's career last?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 70 years.

12. Where did Olivia die?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) Belgium.

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

14. What was Twain doing when Suzy fell ill?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Lecturing.
(c) Interviewing.
(d) Writing.

15. What did Suzy die of?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Meningitis.
(d) Consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain say he felt when Jean died?

2. How did Suzy describe her father's language?

3. Where was Orion when he died?

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

5. What did Suzy do as a child that entertained her parents?

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