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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which cities does Twain admit not even taking notes?
2. What does Twain think about the people of Marseilles?
3. To what does Twain compare the St. Peter's maintenance men?
4. Who in France claim to be barbers?
5. Why can't the travelers enter the Moorish mosque?
Short Essay Questions
1. After their visit to Versailles, the travelers return to find that a "great battle" has taken place on the ship, and they have missed the events. What was the battle about, and who were the participants?
2. Describe Twain's experience at Bois de Boulogne. Compare/contrast this experience with Twain's overall experience in France.
3. What observation does Twain make that seems unlikely in the heavily Christian city of Rome?
4. What is the legend associated with the Grotto Del Cane? From what event did this legend arise?
5. Why does Twain use an advertisement, rather than his own words, to describe the grand excursion?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. Mark Twain chooses to insert some of his well-known humor in his story about the group's capers in Athens. What purpose do you think the humor has in this chapter?
9. What impresses Twain about St. Peter's?
10. The ancient city of Pompeii was buried under an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Twain imagines what the lives of the people of Pompeii must have been like and wonders whether U.S. history would be correctly reported if something similar occurred in the United States. What do you think prompts Twain to wonder such a thing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Twain and his companions embark on the excursion with a certain set of expectations. Do you think their expectations shift as the trip progresses? How? What would have influenced their changing expectations? Keeping this in mind, compare/contrast Twain's expectations of the journey at the beginning of the story with his expectations once he reaches the Holy Land. Use specific examples to support your theory.
Essay Topic 2
Compare/contrast the group's journey through the Holy Land to their journey through France. Though there are some very similar encounters/situations, the Holy Land tour appears to be more appealing to the group overall. What factors do you think contribute to the group's favoring the Holy Land over France? Or, if you believe the opposite to be true, explain why and site examples from the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the scene between Jack and the turtle. What does this story tell you about Jack's character? Do you think he is gullible or simply not very smart? Why? Why do you think the preacher tells him that story in the first place? Do you think Jack truly believes it? Why or why not?
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