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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Thuggees enjoy doing?
(a) Killing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Praying.
(d) Singing.

2. What mountain did Twain see in Darjeeling?
(a) Mount Habarda.
(b) Mount Everest.
(c) Mount Titicaca.
(d) Mount Allana.

3. What was the river in Benares called?
(a) The crown jewel.
(b) The place.
(c) The showplace.
(d) The attraction.

4. What kind of place did Twain stay in while in Mauritius?
(a) A castle.
(b) A mansion.
(c) A hotel.
(d) An apartment.

5. What about the temples in Benares did Twain like best?
(a) The hymns.
(b) The gods.
(c) The candles.
(d) The prayers.

6. What was good in Jeyppore that was not in most of India?
(a) The sanitation.
(b) The currency trade.
(c) The roads.
(d) The produce.

7. Where did Twain travel to on the Rosetta?
(a) Bombay.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Brisbane.
(d) London.

8. What did Twain say women wore too much of at Scandal Point?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Silk.
(d) Make up.

9. What cliff did they view while in the mountains?
(a) Gaulston Cliff.
(b) Gladstone Cliff.
(c) Gammington Cliff.
(d) Gallivan Cliff.

10. What animal from the mountain did Twain describe in detail?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Birds.

11. How did Twain get to Mauritius?
(a) They sailed on a ship.
(b) They took a train.
(c) They rode on a carriage.
(d) They walked on foot.

12. Who did Twain lecture to in Baroda?
(a) The women's council.
(b) The chief judge.
(c) The princess.
(d) The prince.

13. What did Twain cite to describe the Taj Mahal?
(a) His wife's journal.
(b) His journal.
(c) An encyclopedia.
(d) A guidebook.

14. What did the Twains have to buy to travel away from India?
(a) Chairs.
(b) Bedding.
(c) New clothing.
(d) Custom identification.

15. What kind of men did Twain compare the Thuggees to?
(a) White men.
(b) English men.
(c) Hindu men.
(d) Slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Ramzam work for?

2. What happened a year after Twain visited India?

3. Why was Ramzam hired?

4. What did Sir Colin Campbell lead?

5. Who was murdered in a trial Twain discussed?

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