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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 hotel did Twain stay in at Ceylon?

2. What was Calcutta known as?

3. What Hindu ceremony did Twain get to see?

4. What kind of place did Twain stay in while in Mauritius?

5. What was Ochterlony?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Twain describe the Taj Mahal?

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

3. What did Twain do to pass the time while sailing to Africa?

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

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

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

7. Who was Jameson, and what did he do?

8. Who was Ramzam and what happened to him?

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

10. What was The Great Mutiny?

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

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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