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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men followed Jameson on his first invasion?
(a) 800.
(b) 600.
(c) 700.
(d) 900.

2. What were Indian villages made of?
(a) Mud.
(b) Straw.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Bricks.

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

4. What did Twain say the law closely followed in Port Louis?
(a) French rule.
(b) Courtesy.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Custom.

5. What Hindu ceremony did Twain get to see?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Adoption.
(c) Betrothal.
(d) Correlation.

6. How long did Twain stay in Madras?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 day.

7. How did Twain travel to Baroda?
(a) Train.
(b) Carriage.
(c) Horseback.
(d) Boat.

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

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

10. Who was murdered in a trial Twain discussed?
(a) A young girl.
(b) A soldier.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A man.

11. What did prisoners have to fight for in the Black Hole?
(a) Their lives.
(b) Their food.
(c) Their cells.
(d) Their water.

12. How did Twain describe Jeypore?
(a) India with a touch of European flair.
(b) England with a touch of Indian flair.
(c) A hodge-podge of all sorts of countries.
(d) The most beautiful and genuine place on Earth.

13. What did Sir Colin Campbell lead?
(a) The Rebel's March.
(b) The March of Men.
(c) The Protest of Rights.
(d) The Great Mutiny.

14. What did Twain get sick with in India?
(a) A venerial disease.
(b) The flu.
(c) A bronchial cough.
(d) Pneumonia.

15. What language did most Indians speak?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Thai.
(c) English.
(d) Settee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain travel around in Columbo?

2. Where did Twain stay in Darjeeling?

3. What was Calcutta known as?

4. What ocean was Mauritius on the shore of?

5. Why was the person in India murdered?

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