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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The excursionists are burned out on travel by the time they reach which Italian city?
(a) Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Florence.
(d) Milan.

2. What is the one thing the passengers have in common once the ship sets sail?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Seasickness.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Fame.

3. What does Twain think about the people of Marseilles?
(a) They are extremely stylish.
(b) They are very laid back.
(c) Their breath smells funny.
(d) They are uncommonly snobbish.

4. Twain is sick of whom in Chapter 27?
(a) His cabinmate.
(b) The British judge.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) St. Germaine.

5. Whose final resting place is highlighted in Chapter 15?
(a) Charles de Gaulle's.
(b) Jim Morrison's.
(c) Romeo's and Juliet's.
(d) Abelard's and Heloise's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain describe the streets of Genoa?

2. What fact humiliates Twain in Chapter 23?

3. What is the first destination?

4. What does Twain say about Italian women in Chapter 20?

5. When does Twain's first positive impression of Venice take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Twain use an advertisement, rather than his own words, to describe the grand excursion?

2. Describe the scene with the kid gloves. What do you think bothers Twain the most about this situation?

3. Twain is a bit contradictory in his opinions of the French. Outline Twain's opinions and theorize why he might feel that way.

4. Describe Twain's experience at Bois de Boulogne. Compare/contrast this experience with Twain's overall experience in France.

5. Compare/contrast Versailles with Faubourg St. Antoine.

6. We are introduced to a character called the Oracle. How did he earn this moniker? How do Twain and his shipmates feel about this man?

7. Stuck waiting in the tiny town of Annunciation, Twain and his companions decide to attend the theater to see a famous singer perform. What happens at the performance? What does this event do for Twain's opinion of the people who have attended?

8. Venice seems to bring out a flurry of emotions in Twain. He is at first disappointed then excited, and in Chapter 23, eventually bored. Why is Twain eventually bored?

9. On a visit to the Capuchin Convent, the group is led into a vault decorated with the bones of ancient deceased monks. What is it about this vault that so fascinates Twain?

10. Compare/contrast Twain's first opinion of Venice to his opinion after he arrives at the Grand Canal.

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