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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What accent did Twain discuss at dinnertime?
(a) French.
(b) Indian.
(c) British.
(d) Scot.

2. What was Twain doing on this trip?
(a) Writing books.
(b) Promoting his books.
(c) Giving lectures.
(d) Relaxing.

3. How long was the train trip to Adelaid?
(a) 17 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 14 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

4. What was a weet-weet?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A knife.
(d) A kind of mortar.

5. What was Twain's favorite spot in Christchurch?
(a) The hotel.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) The synagogue.
(d) The museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain take pledges to do?

2. What country had ceded the islands that Twain saw in September?

3. How many days a week did the students in Horsham work?

4. What was being installed on the streets in Sydney?

5. Why was Twain never able to fulfill his pledges to himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the crew do four days out of Victoria and why?

2. Who was Mr. Blank, and how did Twain feel about him?

3. What did Twain do with a list of Australian town names?

4. What were the first major industries in Australia?

5. Why did Twain like talking to the Englishman on the ship?

6. Why was Twain not able to tour Honolulu?

7. How did people in Australia communicate before they had roads?

8. How was Australia founded?

9. What happened in Ballaratt, and what did this cause?

10. What did Twain first see when he landed at Australia?

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