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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was mined in Stawell?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Copper.
(d) Brass.

3. What did Twain see in Wauganu?
(a) Ancient artifacts.
(b) Museums.
(c) War monuments.
(d) A business model.

4. What was Twain doing on this trip?
(a) Giving lectures.
(b) Writing books.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Promoting his books.

5. What did Twain like to look at during the night on the ship?
(a) The crewmen.
(b) The dolphins.
(c) The water.
(d) The stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the purser do that bothered Twain?

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

3. Where was horse racing a big specialty?

4. How did Twain describe the town of Christchurch?

5. What were playing in the water off the shore of Sydney?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Twain learn about New Zealand before visiting there?

2. What did Twain do with a list of Australian town names?

3. What happened in Ballaratt, and what did this cause?

4. How did people in Australia communicate before they had roads?

5. What did the crew do four days out of Victoria and why?

6. What did Twain do in Christchurch?

7. How did Twain win a watch while on the ship?

8. What was a weet-weet?

9. What animal was introduced to New Zealand?

10. What kind of hunt did Twain watch, and how did he feel about it?

(see the answer keys)

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