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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the judge finally complain in Twain's story?
(a) When his meal is too hot.
(b) When a dog bites his ankle.
(c) When a mule and a cow fall into his chimney.
(d) When his carriage becomes stuck in the mud.

2. What about the French can Twain not tolerate?
(a) Their broken English.
(b) Their lack of hygiene.
(c) Their rudeness.
(d) Their insistence on quick meals.

3. Heloise is sent to where?
(a) A convent.
(b) Montmartre.
(c) Lyons.
(d) Versailles.

4. To what does Twain compare Versailles?
(a) Camelot.
(b) Cinderella's palace.
(c) The White House.
(d) The Garden of Eden.

5. In Chapter 28, what finally sparks some interest from Twain and his friends?
(a) The Vatican.
(b) The Blessed Virgin Grotto.
(c) The Church of St. Peter.
(d) The Capuchin Convent.

6. What is the name of the massive display that the group views in Paris?
(a) The Exhibition de France.
(b) The Grande Parisian Exhibition.
(c) The International Exhibition.
(d) The Golden Spirit Exhibition.

7. What fact humiliates Twain in Chapter 23?
(a) That a "cultivated Negro" has more friends than he.
(b) That a "cultivated Negro" is more famous than he.
(c) That a "cultivated Negro" is more intelligent than he.
(d) That a "cultivated Negro" is richer than he.

8. Whose final resting place is highlighted in Chapter 15?
(a) Romeo's and Juliet's.
(b) Abelard's and Heloise's.
(c) Charles de Gaulle's.
(d) Jim Morrison's.

9. What is the name of the ship?
(a) Samuel Clemens.
(b) Broken Promises.
(c) Bon Voyage.
(d) Quaker City.

10. In Chapter 30, what adjectives does Twain use to describe Naples from up close?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Immoral.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Disgusting.

11. What is the name of the tightrope walker introduced to Twain and the group?
(a) Charles Blondind.
(b) Jardin Mabille.
(c) Pierre Abelard.
(d) Count Luigi.

12. What happened to Pompeii to make it a point of interest?
(a) It was the original seat of Christianity.
(b) It was buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
(c) It was once the most beautiful city in Italy.
(d) It was the birthplace of Nero.

13. To what does Twain compare Como Lake?
(a) Lake Ponchatrain.
(b) Lake of the Ozarks.
(c) Loch Ness.
(d) Lake Tahoe.

14. To what does Twain compare Rome at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) A spectacular museum.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A candy store.
(d) Heaven.

15. What is the second stop on the trip?
(a) The Greek islands.
(b) The Straits of Gibraltar.
(c) Mycenea.
(d) Mt. Rainier.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the train ride through France?

2. Why does Twain say that the Moors are afraid of a certain country?

3. What item interests Twain most in Rome after visiting the Coliseum?

4. Where do the travelers visit in Chapter 20?

5. What does Twain always have to ask for at the hotels in France?

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