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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of clothing did the women wear at the Saturday market in chapter 8?
(a) Dull.
(b) Bright.
(c) Long.
(d) Short.

2. Which one of the following was not included in Twain's reasoning for why San Francisco should pursue the whaling market in chapter 10?
(a) It had the capacity to build more ships.
(b) It had a more stable economy.
(c) It could insure sailors directly.
(d) It was closer to the whaling lines.

3. How did Twain respond to Mr. Brown's criticism of his omission of Hawaii's negative aspects?
(a) He dismissed them as trifles not worh mentioning.
(b) He claimed that he never observed the negative aspects of Hawaii.
(c) He wrote about Mr. Brown's pessimism.
(d) He expressed his plans to discuss them in fuiture letters.

4. 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.

5. What was Twain's opinion of the efforts to restore the palace in chapter 11?
(a) He thought it was a lost cause.
(b) He thought it could only be done under the right circumstances.
(c) He thought it should have been done a long time ago.
(d) He thought it was a worthwhile cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Twain arrive at Hawaii?

2. Where was Twain observing the lovely scenery at the beginning of chapter 11?

3. Which one of the following is not included in Twain's list of a steamer's benefits in chapter 2?

4. What animals were included in the livestock that passengers teased in chapter 2?

5. How did Honolulu consider the recruitment of its citizens as sailors?

(see the answer key)

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