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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. What was Twain doing on this trip?

2. What was being installed on the streets in Sydney?

3. What was the profession of the man who pretended to be Sir Roger?

4. What culture did Twain learn about in Christchurch?

5. What significant thing did Captain Cook do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain first see when he landed at Australia?

2. Why was Twain not able to tour Honolulu?

3. How did Twain learn about New Zealand before visiting there?

4. What was a weet-weet?

5. What was the story of Sir Roger?

6. What did the crew do four days out of Victoria and why?

7. What did Twain do with a list of Australian town names?

8. How did Twain win a watch while on the ship?

9. Why did Twain like talking to the Englishman on the ship?

10. What animal was introduced to New Zealand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the political controversy happening in South Africa, and how did Twain feel about it?

Essay Topic 2

Twain experiences some moments of deep despair in this book. What are some of these moments, what caused them, and how did his reaction to this despair shape the direction of his trip and his narrative of the trip?

Essay Topic 3

Where did religion fit in this narrative, and why were these instances so important to Twain to include in his travel journal?

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