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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which months of 1866 were Twain's Letters from Hawaii written in?
(a) Between March and October.
(b) Between April and November.
(c) Between June and December.
(d) Between February and September.

2. What publication did Twain write his Letters from Hawaii for?
(a) Sacramento Daily Union.
(b) Sacramento Gazette.
(c) Sacramento Daily Sun.
(d) Sacramento Star.

3. Where did Twain ride in a buggy to after staying too long at the government prison in chapter 6?
(a) Kanaha Pond.
(b) Mauna Kea.
(c) Diamond Head.
(d) Iao Valley.

4. What confession by Twain begins the letter in chapter 3?
(a) He had seen enough of Hawaii and is ready to leave.
(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 not seen enough of Hawaii to speak of it with confidence.

5. How does Twain describe Hawaii's Manilas cigars in chapter 5?
(a) Satisfying, but weak in flavor.
(b) Satisfying, but strong in flavor.
(c) Unsatisfying and weak in flavor.
(d) Unsatisfying and strong in flavor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many churches did Twain write about in chapter 4?

3. What animals were included in the livestock that passengers teased in chapter 2?

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

5. When did Twain arrive at Hawaii?

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