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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 publication did Twain write his Letters from Hawaii for?
(a) Sacramento Daily Sun.
(b) Sacramento Daily Union.
(c) Sacramento Star.
(d) Sacramento Gazette.

2. Why was Twain disgusted by the idea of sharing a meal with anyone in Hawaii?
(a) The meal portions were very small.
(b) The natives did not look very clean.
(c) He had a large appetite.
(d) He preferred to eat alone.

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

4. How did Twain characterize his horse in chapter 8?
(a) Much better.
(b) Much worse.
(c) Slightly worse.
(d) Slighlty better.

5. Who did Twain give credit for taming the market?
(a) The government, but not the church.
(b) The church and government.
(c) The church, but not the government.
(d) Neither the church nor the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment did Twain suffer as he went below below deck in chapter 1?

2. What phrase does Twain use to describe the Saturday market in chapter 8?

3. Out of the several hundred greeters Twain described, how many were "half-naked"?

4. How was Twain's horseback journey described in chapter 7?

5. What did Twain write about the Hawaiian horse traders in chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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