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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 did people like to hunt in Australia?
(a) Kangaroos.
(b) Wallabys.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Sharks.

2. What were playing in the water off the shore of Sydney?
(a) Kangaroos.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Porpoises.
(d) Flying fish.

3. What was Wawn's title?
(a) Captain.
(b) Purser.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) First mate.

4. What did the two men on the train tell Twain he would like?
(a) Mayborough.
(b) Quartz jewelery.
(c) Smoked Halibut.
(d) The new political system in New Zealand.

5. What country did Twain like to discuss with the Englishman on the ship?
(a) England.
(b) South Africa.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of trees were available in Horsham?

2. What law changed in the slave trade?

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

4. What was mined in Bendigo?

5. What holiday was held on November 5th.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the first major industries in Australia?

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

3. Who was Mr. Blank, and how did Twain feel about him?

4. What was Twain's first impression of the culture in Australia, and why was he surprised by this?

5. What did Twain discuss with two men on a train in Australia?

6. Why did Twain like talking to the Englishman on the ship?

7. How did Twain describe Melbourne?

8. What was a weet-weet?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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