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

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

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

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

5. Which one of the following is not included in Twain's list of a steamer's benefits in chapter 2?
(a) Steamers were inexpensive to build.
(b) California could make a profit from trading with Hawaii using steamers.
(c) Steamers could handle the rough seas better than other trade ships.
(d) America could populate Hawaii quickly with steamers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which negative aspects of Hawaii did Mr. Brown think that Twain should have mentioned in chapter 4?

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

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

4. What was the risk of a person bringing their own liquor from America to Hawaii?

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

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