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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 animal from the mountain did Twain describe in detail?

2. How did Twain pass the time while on a ship with Africans?

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

4. What mountain did Twain see in Darjeeling?

5. What did Twain cite to describe the Taj Mahal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was The Great Mutiny?

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

3. Who were the Thuggees, and how did Twain know about them?

4. Who was Ramzam and what happened to him?

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

6. How did Twain describe the average day for an Indian child?

7. Why did Twain go to Baroda?

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

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

10. How did Twain describe the river in Benares?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

How did Twain feel about his native country after this trip, and what particular parts of this trip led to this feeling?

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