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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Twain explained in chapter 8, why did white people remain indoors before the laws were formed in the Saturday market?
(a) They were afraid of being trampled.
(b) They were unfamiliar with the customs of the market.
(c) They did not know the language of the natives.
(d) They were afraid of being robbed.

2. What did Twain think the bones were from at the burial site in chapter 7?
(a) A battleground.
(b) Plague victims.
(c) He did not know.
(d) Tourists.

3. What subject did Twain choose to write about instead of Pacific whaling traffic in chapter 9?
(a) The high crime rate in Hawaii.
(b) The natives' lack of education.
(c) The slang and vernacular of island whalers.
(d) The implications of hula dancing.

4. Which description did Twain use for the islands that the men at the Saturday market were from?
(a) The rainy isles.
(b) The windy isles.
(c) The cloudy isles.
(d) The sunny isles.

5. Who did Twain blame for the bones being left uncovered in the burial ground in chapter 7?
(a) The government, but not the church.
(b) The church and government.
(c) The church, but not the government.
(d) Neither the government nor the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Twain not enjoy the taste of poi?

2. What was sung each night for Princess Victoria after she passed away?

3. At the end of chapter 18, what did Twain warn the reader was not easy to come by in Hawaii?

4. As an example of the lack of the Hawaiian legislative etiquette, what activities did Twain observe being done in the hallways?

5. As Twain noted in chapter 19, how much product did the sugar plantations of Kona yield compared to Louisiana?

(see the answer key)

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