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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title did Twain give Melbourne?
(a) The top novelty in Austrailia.
(b) The leading in designer.
(c) The real capital.
(d) The financial hub.

2. What country had ceded the islands that Twain saw in September?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Japan.
(d) America.

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

4. How long was the train trip to Adelaid?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 17 hours.
(c) 14 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

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

6. Where was Corrigan Castle?
(a) Australia.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Mexico.
(d) New Zealand.

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

8. What business was Commodore Vanderbilt in?
(a) Spices.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Linens.

9. Where did Twain go after leaving Wauganu?
(a) Wittleben.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Wentworth.
(d) Wallsburg.

10. What accent did Twain discuss at dinnertime?
(a) French.
(b) British.
(c) Scot.
(d) Indian.

11. What did Twain say Australia was rich in?
(a) Soil.
(b) Music.
(c) Literature.
(d) Art.

12. How did Twain describe the town of Christchurch?
(a) Religious.
(b) Clean.
(c) English.
(d) Impoverished.

13. What kind of expenditures did Twain discuss?
(a) Literary.
(b) Ship crews.
(c) Business.
(d) Public works.

14. What culture did Twain learn about in Christchurch?
(a) Mayan.
(b) Indian.
(c) Aztec.
(d) Maori.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the person pretending to be Sir Roger put on trial for?

2. What did the two men on the train tell Twain he would like?

3. What did the purser do that bothered Twain?

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

5. What bad habit did the captain not have?

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