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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X-XIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the purser do that bothered Twain?
(a) Cursed in front of women.
(b) Stared at his daughter.
(c) Drank too much.
(d) Laughed about everything.

2. What law changed in the slave trade?
(a) The authorities had to ensure the safety.
(b) The slaves had to be paid.
(c) The families of slaves had to be compensated.
(d) The slaves had to come by consent.

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

4. Where was the purser from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

5. Where was the Englishman on the ship from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Austrailia.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Twain never able to fulfill his pledges to himself?

2. What country did Twain like to discuss with the Englishman on the ship?

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

4. What country had ceded the islands that Twain saw in September?

5. Why didn't Twain travel to Queensland?

(see the answer key)

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