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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Twain warn about the wash woman's use of rocks?
(a) It can ruin shirt buttons.
(b) It can remove a shirt's collar.
(c) It can put holes in a shirt.
(d) It can discolor a shirt.

2. How many churches did Twain write about in chapter 4?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

3. Who did Twain blame for the bones being left uncovered in the burial ground in chapter 7?
(a) The government, but not the church.
(b) The church, but not the government.
(c) Neither the government nor the church.
(d) The church and government.

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

5. Urging America to develop more steamers in chapter 3, how long did Twain say it would be before China released a smaller steamer?
(a) A year.
(b) A month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain characterize his horse in chapter 8?

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

3. How does Twain describe the way Hawaiians sung versions of American tunes?

4. As Twain recalls in chapter 1, who boarded the ship in a drunken state?

5. What publication did Twain write his Letters from Hawaii for?

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