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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 was Ochterlony?
(a) A temple.
(b) A monument.
(c) A statue.
(d) A mosque.

2. What did the Calcutta countryside remind Twain of?
(a) Australia.
(b) England.
(c) Tasmania.
(d) America.

3. What did Twain compare the Taj Mahal to?
(a) Niagara Falls.
(b) The Empire State Building.
(c) Arlington.
(d) The White House.

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

5. What language did most Indians speak?
(a) English.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Settee.
(d) Thai.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Twain stay in Darjeeling?

3. Who did Twain lecture to in Baroda?

4. What animal from the mountain did Twain describe in detail?

5. What kind of place did Twain stay in while in Mauritius?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Suttee widows?

2. How did Twain describe the average day for an Indian child?

3. Who were the Thuggees, and how did Twain know about them?

4. What did Twain have to do to get sleeping compartments on the train?

5. Why did Twain dismiss Manuel?

6. Who was Jameson, and what did he do?

7. What did Twain do to pass the time while sailing to Africa?

8. How did Twain describe Mauritius?

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

10. What did Twain like visiting in Benares?

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