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

2. How does Twain describe the way Hawaiians sung versions of American tunes?
(a) In their own barbarous tongue.
(b) With a bold interpretation.
(c) With a strange interpretation.
(d) In their own incomprehensible tongue.

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

4. What type of clothing did the women wear at the Saturday market in chapter 8?
(a) Dull.
(b) Short.
(c) Long.
(d) Bright.

5. Which one of the following words was used by Twain to describe Minister Harris?
(a) Windbag.
(b) Blowhard.
(c) Braggart.
(d) Know-it-all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain observe when he was on the deck in chapter 18?

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

3. What critters prevented Twain from getting any sleep on his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?

4. What did Twain's horse do once it realized that the group was heading for home in chapter 7?

5. How was Twain's horseback journey described in chapter 7?

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