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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 caused Twain to marvel at Hawaii's state in chapter 6?
(a) A river.
(b) A statue.
(c) Hawaii's people.
(d) Hawaii's barbaric past.

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. Which explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
(a) Vespucci.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Pizarro.
(d) Balboa.

4. What confounded Twain about the sailors in chapter 2?
(a) Their odd sense of humor.
(b) Their odd sense of timing.
(c) Their strange vernacular.
(d) Their strange eating habits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Urging America to develop more steamers in chapter 3, how long did Twain say it would be before China released a smaller steamer?

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

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

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

5. What card game did Twain play with the sailors in chapter 2?

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