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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LVI-LIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Twain's favorite spot in Christchurch?
(a) The synagogue.
(b) The museum.
(c) The cathedral.
(d) The hotel.

2. What animal was the British government trying to control in India?
(a) Toads.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Tree frogs.
(d) Lizards.

3. What happened to Suttee widows?
(a) They were burned alive.
(b) They were sold into slavery.
(c) They were placed in a home.
(d) They were protected.

4. What compartments would servants hold for their masters on trains?
(a) Eating compartments.
(b) Tea compartments.
(c) Sleeping compartments.
(d) All of these.

5. Why was Twain never able to fulfill his pledges to himself?
(a) He couldn't control his desires.
(b) He was not seeing the big picture.
(c) He never had the support he needed.
(d) He was never really serious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain compare the weather in Sydney to?

2. In what train car did Twain meet two interesting men in Australia?

3. What law changed in the slave trade?

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

5. What did Twain use to write a poem?

(see the answer key)

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