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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. Where does the midnight excursion mentioned in Chapter 29 begin?
(a) On an abandoned wharf.
(b) The dock outside the ship.
(c) The city of Annunciation.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

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

3. Where does Twain finally find pretty foreign women?
(a) Norway.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) Greece.

4. What holiday is celebrated aboard the ship?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in France claim to be barbers?

2. What does Twain see that fills him with lust?

3. Who once told the story of Pompeii?

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

5. What is the first site seen in Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene with the kid gloves. What do you think bothers Twain the most about this situation?

2. Twain feels intellectually and culturally insecure in Venice. Describe why a tour guide furthers these insecurities.

3. Compare/contrast Twain's first opinion of Venice to his opinion after he arrives at the Grand Canal.

4. What particularly gruesome item is the group confronted with when it visits the Cathedral of Milan? How does Twain react to this artifact and why?

5. In Chapter 13, the group hires a tour guide to show them famous sites. Despite being tasked with this duty, the guide seems more interested in obtaining money by taking the tourists shopping and earning a commission. He even manages to keep them from making the Louvre before closing. What does this say about the tour guides in Paris, and how might this affect the group's hiring of other tour guides in the future?

6. Twain's first exposure to another people is when he lands in the Azores Islands. He listens to the people speaking Portuguese and scoffs at the many beggars. What is his first impression of the people of the Azores, and why do you think he feels the way he does about them?

7. Describe Twain's Parisian quest and its result.

8. Twain is fascinated with Tangier. Its very foreignness entertains him inestimably. Why do you think Tangier has such an impact on Twain?

9. What is the legend associated with the Grotto Del Cane? From what event did this legend arise?

10. We are introduced to a character called the Oracle. How did he earn this moniker? How do Twain and his shipmates feel about this man?

(see the answer keys)

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