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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 kind of town did Twain say Durban was?

2. What kind of people did they see on the cliff?

3. What did Twain visit in La Trappe?

4. Why did the people in Benares bathe in the river?

5. What was the river in Benares called?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Twain describe the river in Benares?

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

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

7. What was The Great Mutiny?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Why do you think Samuel Clemens chose to use his pen name for a book that was so autobiographical in nature? How did this affect this narrative for the good and bad?

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