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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take the steamer to reach Hawaii?
(a) Just under ten days.
(b) Just over ten days.
(c) Just over two weeks.
(d) Just under two weeks.

2. How does Twain describe the way Hawaiians sung versions of American tunes?
(a) In their own incomprehensible tongue.
(b) With a bold interpretation.
(c) In their own barbarous tongue.
(d) With a strange interpretation.

3. According to Twain's letter in chapter 2, how many months out of the year is the Pacific peaceful?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

4. What animals were included in the livestock that passengers teased in chapter 2?
(a) An ox, sheep, and a pig.
(b) An ox, chicken, and a pig.
(c) A bull, sheep, and a pig.
(d) A bull, chicken, and a pig.

5. What caused an attractive young woman to think that Twain was drunk in chapter 7?
(a) His jokes.
(b) His speech.
(c) His walk.
(d) His horse riding.

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. How does Twain describe Hawaii's Manilas cigars in chapter 5?

3. Which description did Twain use for the islands that the men at the Saturday market were from?

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

5. How long had Twain gone unshaven when he visited a barber in chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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