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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What card game did Twain play with the sailors in chapter 2?
(a) Cribbage.
(b) Gin rummy.
(c) Euchre.
(d) Poker.

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

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

4. How did Twain describe the Hotel American in chapter 5?
(a) It was far more comfortable than he anticipated.
(b) It was far less comfortable than he anticipated.
(c) It was just as he anticipated.
(d) It was slightly less comfortable than he anticipated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain give credit for taming the market?

2. Who did Twain blame for the bones being left uncovered in the burial ground in chapter 7?

3. What publication did Twain write his Letters from Hawaii for?

4. How long did it take the steamer to reach Hawaii?

5. Where was the group inadvertently trapped by the tour guide in chapter 7?

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