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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 animal was Honolulu overrun with in all different shapes and sizes?
(a) Birds.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Mice.

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

3. What was the risk of a person bringing their own liquor from America to Hawaii?
(a) Confiscation, imprisonment, and exile.
(b) Confiscation.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Exile.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Twain on the island of Hawaii when he wrote the letter in chapter 3?

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

3. According to Twain's letter in chapter 2, how many months out of the year is the Pacific peaceful?

4. How did Twain respond to Mr. Brown's criticism of his omission of Hawaii's negative aspects?

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

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