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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
(a) Balboa.
(b) Pizarro.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Vespucci.

2. In chapter 5, what categories did Twain put the people on the island into?
(a) Only ship captains or whalers.
(b) Ship captains, missionaries, whalers, or part of the government.
(c) Only whalers or missionaries.
(d) Only ship captains, whalers, or part of the government.

3. As Twain recalls in chapter 1, who boarded the ship in a drunken state?
(a) Neither Twain nor his fellow passengers.
(b) Twain's fellow passengers, but not him.
(c) Twain and his fellow passengers.
(d) Twain, but not his fellow passengers.

4. Which name was given to the pig aboard the steamer that was eventually converted into pork chops?
(a) Bob.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Porky.
(d) Larry.

5. Why was Twain disgusted by the idea of sharing a meal with anyone in Hawaii?
(a) He preferred to eat alone.
(b) The meal portions were very small.
(c) The natives did not look very clean.
(d) He had a large appetite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the armed services did the officers aboard the steamer serve in during the war?

2. What type of clothing did the women wear at the Saturday market in chapter 8?

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

4. What did Twain think the bones were from at the burial site in chapter 7?

5. Why did Twain not enjoy the taste of poi?

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