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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What confession by Twain begins the letter in chapter 3?
(a) He had not seen enough of Hawaii to speak of it with confidence.
(b) He did not understand what the people on the island were talking about.
(c) He did not know his way around the island.
(d) He had seen enough of Hawaii and is ready to leave.

2. What ailment did Twain suffer as he went below below deck in chapter 1?
(a) A migraine headache.
(b) A rash.
(c) A concussion.
(d) The flu.

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

4. What animals were included in the livestock that passengers teased in chapter 2?
(a) An ox, sheep, and a pig.
(b) A bull, chicken, and a pig.
(c) A bull, sheep, and a pig.
(d) An ox, chicken, and a pig.

5. Out of the several hundred greeters Twain described, how many were "half-naked"?
(a) Half of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) All of them.
(d) Most of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in Twain's list of a steamer's benefits in chapter 2?

2. How long had Twain gone unshaven when he visited a barber in chapter 4?

3. Which Hawaiian islands were sighted first by Twain in chapter 4?

4. What did Twain write about the Hawaiian horse traders in chapter 6?

5. Which one of the following is an example of Twain's uncooperative horse's actions in chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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