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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. Where did Twain lecture in Baroda?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) The library.
(c) The palace.
(d) The town square.

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

3. What compartments would servants hold for their masters on trains?
(a) Tea compartments.
(b) Eating compartments.
(c) Sleeping compartments.
(d) All of these.

4. What country was Durban in?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Mozambique.
(c) Kenya.
(d) South Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain describe Jeypore?

2. What did Twain say was the best tropical location?

3. Who did Twain stop with on the way down the mountain?

4. How long did they spend hiking in the mountains?

5. What did Twain have trouble doing on trains?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who controlled Mauritius, and how was the island affected?

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

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

6. What did Twain and his family do while traveling through the mountains?

7. What did Twain do during his layover on the way to Benares?

8. What did Twain say about Government House?

9. What did Twain find interesting about his ship to Mauritius?

10. What was Twain surprised by when he got to Port Louis?

(see the answer keys)

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