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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. Where did Twain spend New Year's?

2. What did Twain say was good in Port Louis?

3. Who did Twain stop with on the way down the mountain?

4. What God did Twain see in Chapter LIII?

5. Where did Twain spend Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was The Great Mutiny?

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

3. Why did Twain dismiss Manuel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Twain say India was the most fascinating country, and what were the affects of this opinion?

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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