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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 did Twain have trouble doing on trains?
(a) Eating.
(b) Writing.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) All of these.

2. How did Twain travel around in Columbo?
(a) A dog carriage.
(b) A Jinriksha.
(c) A horse cart.
(d) A walking pool.

3. How many men followed Jameson on his first invasion?
(a) 800.
(b) 600.
(c) 700.
(d) 900.

4. What did the Twains have to buy to travel away from India?
(a) Custom identification.
(b) Bedding.
(c) Chairs.
(d) New clothing.

5. What kind of place did Twain stay in while in Mauritius?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A mansion.
(d) A castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain miss seeing in Baroda?

2. What was Manuel's occupation?

3. Where did they go after their time on the mountain?

4. What country was Durban in?

5. What did Twain say was the best tropical location?

Short Essay Questions

1. What animals in India was Britain trying to control and why?

2. Who were the Boers, and what did they do?

3. What did the people in Benares use the river for and why?

4. How did Twain describe the Taj Mahal?

5. What was Twain surprised by when he got to Port Louis?

6. What disappointed Twain about his trip to Baroda?

7. Who was Ramzam and what happened to him?

8. What happened to Suttee widows?

9. Why did Twain go to Baroda?

10. What did Twain and his family do while traveling through the mountains?

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