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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what train car did Twain meet two interesting men in Australia?
(a) The smoking car.
(b) The dining car.
(c) The fuel car.
(d) The luggage car.

2. What bad habit did the captain not have?
(a) Chewing.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Belching.
(d) Spitting.

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

4. What did Twain take pledges to do?
(a) Forgive others.
(b) Learn something new.
(c) Break bad habits.
(d) Be perpetually kind.

5. What animal in Australia did Twain talk about in detail?
(a) The crocodiles.
(b) The cuckaburra.
(c) The kangaroo.
(d) The dingo.

6. Where did Twain go after his time in Australia?
(a) Japan.
(b) Fiji.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) New Zealand.

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

8. What was raised in Horsham?
(a) Goats.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Horses.

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

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

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

12. What holiday was held on November 5th.
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Harvest Festival.
(c) Gathering Time.
(d) Guy Fawkes Day.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the missionary from who Twain talked to in Sydney?

3. What was mined in Stawell?

4. What culture did Twain learn about in Christchurch?

5. How many members were in the club at Corrigan Castle?

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