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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 did prisoners have to fight for in the Black Hole?

2. How did Twain describe the water in the river that ran through Benares?

3. Where did Twain stay in Darjeeling?

4. What country was Durban in?

5. Where did Twain spend New Year's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Twain describe the river in Benares?

3. How did Twain describe the Taj Mahal?

4. What did Twain like visiting in Benares?

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

6. What animals in India was Britain trying to control and why?

7. How did Twain describe Mauritius?

8. Who was Ramzam and what happened to him?

9. What did Twain have to do to get sleeping compartments on the train?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Twain's opinion of logic, and how did his idea affect the people around him on this trip around the world?

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

What was the political controversy happening in South Africa, and how did Twain feel about it?

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