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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Twain gone unshaven when he visited a barber in chapter 4?
(a) Ten days.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Five days.

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

3. Who did Twain give credit for taming the market?
(a) The church, but not the government.
(b) Neither the church nor the government.
(c) The government, but not the church.
(d) The church and government.

4. How did Twain characterize his horse in chapter 8?
(a) Much worse.
(b) Slightly worse.
(c) Much better.
(d) Slighlty better.

5. When did the survivors of the Hornet finally reach Hawaii?
(a) June 25.
(b) June 15.
(c) July 15.
(d) July 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Captain Mitchell attempt to raise his crew's spirits during the ordeal of being lost at sea?

2. How long was Twain's trip to the island of Hawaii that he references in chapter 14?

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

4. How were the provisions divided amongst the crew after the Hornet was burned?

5. What did Twain say was jumbled together in the Hawaiian legislature?

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