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

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

3. 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 month.
(b) A year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

4. Which negative aspects of Hawaii did Mr. Brown think that Twain should have mentioned in chapter 4?
(a) Heat and rain.
(b) Heat and insects.
(c) Heat, rain, and insects.
(d) Rain and insects.

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

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. Which explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

3. Which name was given to the pig aboard the steamer that was eventually converted into pork chops?

4. Out of the several hundred greeters Twain described, how many were "half-naked"?

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

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