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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) Gin rummy.
(b) Euchre.
(c) Cribbage.
(d) Poker.

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

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

4. What did Twain's horse do once it realized that the group was heading for home in chapter 7?
(a) It began moving in the opposite direction.
(b) It stopped.
(c) It moved slower than normal.
(d) It bolted ahead of the others.

5. How did Twain compare the government prison he visited to its American counterparts?
(a) It was smaller.
(b) It was bigger.
(c) It was not as clean.
(d) It was cleaner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain describe the Hotel American in chapter 5?

2. Which months of 1866 were Twain's Letters from Hawaii written in?

3. How does Twain describe the way Hawaiians sung versions of American tunes?

4. Which name was given to the pig aboard the steamer that was eventually converted into pork chops?

5. What did Twain think the bones were from at the burial site in chapter 7?

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