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

2. What did Twain say was the main difference between an Indian boy and an American boy?
(a) Education.
(b) Rest time.
(c) Finance.
(d) Culture.

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

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

5. What did Twain have trouble doing on trains?
(a) Writing.
(b) All of these.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of temples were in Benares?

2. What did Twain say was good in Port Louis?

3. What animal was the British government trying to control in India?

4. What did Twain love about Berea?

5. Where did they go after their time on the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Jameson, and what did he do?

2. What disappointed Twain about his trip to Baroda?

3. Why did Twain not see all he wanted in Calcutta?

4. What did Twain do to pass the time while sailing to Africa?

5. What did Twain's family really love about India?

6. Why did Twain go to Baroda?

7. What did Twain say about Government House?

8. What was The Great Mutiny?

9. What did the people in Benares use the river for and why?

10. What was locked up in Indian Palaces, and what did Twain think about that?

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