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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 was Ochterlony?
(a) A monument.
(b) A statue.
(c) A mosque.
(d) A temple.

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

3. Who did Twain stop with on the way down the mountain?
(a) Mr. Brew.
(b) Mr. Barnard.
(c) Mr. Bevvington.
(d) Mr. Brevvilston.

4. What was good in Jeyppore that was not in most of India?
(a) The sanitation.
(b) The produce.
(c) The currency trade.
(d) The roads.

5. What ocean was Mauritius on the shore of?
(a) Pacific.
(b) Atlantic.
(c) Arctic.
(d) Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confused Twain about Manuel?

2. How long was the layover on the way to Benares?

3. What did Sir Colin Campbell lead?

4. What Hindu ceremony did Twain get to see?

5. What compartments would servants hold for their masters on trains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain have to do to get sleeping compartments on the train?

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

3. Why did Twain dismiss Manuel?

4. What animals in India was Britain trying to control and why?

5. How did Twain describe Mauritius?

6. What did Twain say about Government House?

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

8. What did Twain like visiting in Benares?

9. Who was Ramzam and what happened to him?

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

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