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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain compare the weather in Sydney to?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) London.
(d) Hawaii.

2. How many days a week did the students in Horsham work?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. Where was Ed from?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Louisville.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Nashville.

4. Where was horse racing a big specialty?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Perth.
(d) Sydney.

5. What was being installed on the streets in Sydney?
(a) Traffic lights.
(b) Sewer drains.
(c) Curbs.
(d) Electric lighting.

6. What bad habit did the captain not have?
(a) Belching.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Spitting.
(d) Chewing.

7. What was a weet-weet?
(a) A kind of mortar.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A knife.
(d) A bird.

8. Where did Twain go to see a hunt?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) Asia.
(d) South America.

9. What was the first livestock kept in Australia?
(a) Cows.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Goats.
(d) Horses.

10. How did most missionaries feel about the slave trade?
(a) They didn't know about it.
(b) They hated it.
(c) They were split on the issue.
(d) They liked it.

11. What was a weet-weet used for?
(a) A building.
(b) A ritual.
(c) A game.
(d) A hunt.

12. What kind of college was in Horsham?
(a) Political.
(b) Medical.
(c) Agricultural.
(d) Literature.

13. What strange item did Twain bring on his trip?
(a) Bedding.
(b) Fuel ration.
(c) Deck chairs.
(d) Shaving kit.

14. What was Twain's story in Nelson about?
(a) A bank theft.
(b) A mythical animal.
(c) A mass exodus.
(d) A murderer.

15. Where did Twain go after his time in Australia?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Japan.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) Fiji.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the missionary from who Twain talked to in Sydney?

2. Where did Twain live before he took this trip?

3. How long was the train trip to Adelaid?

4. What empire was Australia a part of?

5. What kind of embellishments were seen in Sydney?

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