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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of hunt did Twain go to see?
(a) Fox.
(b) Bear.
(c) Badger.
(d) Boar.

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

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

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

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

7. What mines in Australia did towns grow up around?
(a) Coal.
(b) Copper.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

8. What was the Flora?
(a) A river.
(b) A church.
(c) A horse.
(d) A ship.

9. Where did Twain learn about Sir Roger?
(a) Watta-Watta.
(b) Wagga-Wagga.
(c) Warra-Warra.
(d) Walla-Walla.

10. Where did Twain live before he took this trip?
(a) Luxemborg.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

11. What mistake had the captain made with another ship?
(a) He over-booked it.
(b) He went on the wrong course.
(c) He ran out of fuel.
(d) He sailed it into the rocks.

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

13. When did the person pretending to be Sir Roger finally admit his hoax?
(a) His own trial.
(b) His daughter's trial.
(c) When his mother died.
(d) His death-bed.

14. How many members were in the club at Corrigan Castle?
(a) 20.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What culture did Twain learn about in Christchurch?

2. What did the Australian government pay bounties for?

3. Where did Twain go after leaving Wauganu?

4. What was Twain's story in Nelson about?

5. What did Twain say was the root of all vices?

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