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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain observe when he was on the deck in chapter 18?
(a) The moonlit sea.
(b) A distant island.
(c) The brightened sky.
(d) A falling star.

2. What did Twain say was jumbled together in the Hawaiian legislature?
(a) Only resolutions and the reading of bills.
(b) Only motions, resolutions, and notices.
(c) Only motions, notices, and the introduction of bills.
(d) Motions, resolutions, notices, and the introduction and reading of bills.

3. Which one of the following did Twain read in an attempt to help a sickened Mr. Brown in chapter 18?
(a) A letter.
(b) Poetry.
(c) A short story.
(d) A novel.

4. Which of Jarves's book did Twain quote to prove Mr. Staley wrong in chapter 14?
(a) The Art-Idea: Part Second of Confessions of an Inquirer.
(b) History of the Sandwich Islands.
(c) Scenes and Scenery in the Sandwich Islands.
(d) Art-Hints, Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain give credit for taming the market?

2. How did Twain describe the murder of Captain Cook in chapter 19?

3. What was the site of Captain Cook's murder?

4. What extra food did the captain make for Twain during his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?

5. Which description did Twain use for the islands that the men at the Saturday market were from?

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