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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was raised in Horsham?

2. What significant thing did Captain Cook do?

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

4. What bad habit did the captain not have?

5. What kind of college was in Horsham?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Twain describe Melbourne?

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

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

6. What did Twain first see when he landed at Australia?

7. What were the first major industries in Australia?

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

9. How did Twain describe the Flora?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Technology was a huge theme in this book. What are some places where this theme appeared, and how did Twain feel about technology in those places?

Essay Topic 2

How did Twain's distinct style show in this autobiographical account, and how did this affect the tone and believability of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why ? How did this person change throughout the book?

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