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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 an example of the lack of the Hawaiian legislative etiquette, what activities did Twain observe being done in the hallways?
(a) Eating sleeping, and lounging.
(b) Eating, lounging, and yelling.
(c) Sleeping, lounging, and yelling.
(d) Eating, sleeping, and yelling.

2. What critters prevented Twain from getting any sleep on his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) Bugs and snakes.
(b) Bugs and rats.
(c) Rats and snakes.
(d) Bugs, rats, and snakes.

3. How long had the Kona volcano been dormant when Twain visited it in chapter 19?
(a) More than two lifetimes.
(b) A lifetime.
(c) Two lifetimes.
(d) More than a lifetime.

4. According to Twain's observation, what was Minister Harris's platform built on?
(a) Showmanship with no pretense.
(b) Showmanship and pretense.
(c) Pretense with no showmanship.
(d) Neither showmanship nor pretense.

5. How long were the remains of Princess Victoria scheduled to lie in state?
(a) Four days.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Four months.
(d) Four hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following was not included in Twain's description of Queen Victoria in chapter 14?

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

3. Where was the group inadvertently trapped by the tour guide in chapter 7?

4. How much regular order of business did Twain write that the Hawaiian legislature seemed to have in chapter 13?

5. What caused an attractive young woman to think that Twain was drunk in chapter 7?

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