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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Twain's letter in chapter 2, how many months out of the year is the Pacific peaceful?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

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

3. What card game did Twain play with the sailors in chapter 2?
(a) Poker.
(b) Gin rummy.
(c) Euchre.
(d) Cribbage.

4. In chapter 3, how much did Twain state that Hawaii paid in customs alone?
(a) One million dollars per year.
(b) A half million dollars per year.
(c) One and a half million dollars per year.
(d) A quarter million dollars per year.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain describe the Hotel American in chapter 5?

2. What confession by Twain begins the letter in chapter 3?

3. What caused Twain to marvel at Hawaii's state in chapter 6?

4. What was the name of the steamer that Twain took to Hawaii?

5. Where did Twain ride in a buggy to after staying too long at the government prison in chapter 6?

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