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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sailors did Twain write were rescued after being at sea in chapter 14?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twenty four.
(c) Twenty one.
(d) Nineteen.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Twain's observation, what was Minister Harris's platform built on?

2. How did Twain compare the government prison he visited to its American counterparts?

3. Who did Twain think deserved more respect from the people of San Francisco in chapter 10?

4. As Twain explained in chapter 8, why did white people remain indoors before the laws were formed in the Saturday market?

5. How long did Twain say it would be before he was able to write again at the end of his letter in chapter 12?

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