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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 natural disaster damaged Port Louis?

2. How long did Twain stay in Madras?

3. What about the temples in Benares did Twain like best?

4. What did Twain like doing most in Ceylon?

5. What did Twain say the law closely followed in Port Louis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Twain dismiss Manuel?

2. What was the Black Hole, and what was it famous for?

3. How did Twain describe Mauritius?

4. Who were the Boers, and what did they do?

5. What was The Great Mutiny?

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

7. How did Twain describe the Taj Mahal?

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

9. What happened to Suttee widows?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the different backgrounds of the people who traveled with Twain, and how did these diverse backgrounds affect the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

How did the theme of diversity work its way into this narrative, and how did it affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Twain was a very objective observer while on this trip. How did this objectivity in his writing and observation affect the narration of this trip?

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