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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 did Twain write about the Hawaiian horse traders in chapter 6?
(a) They were dishonest and sold poor horses.
(b) They sold poor horses, but were reasonable.
(c) They sold good horses and were reasonable.
(d) They were dishonest, but sold good horses.

2. Who did Twain think deserved more respect from the people of San Francisco in chapter 10?
(a) Whaling first mates.
(b) Whaling sailors.
(c) Whaling captains.
(d) Whaling investors.

3. 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.

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

5. Where was Twain during a lapse in his correspondence, as he explained in chapter 12?
(a) Kahoolawe.
(b) Oahu.
(c) Lanai.
(d) Maui.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of columns once supported the veranda of Brennan's palace?

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

3. What was the practice of "pulling" that Twain wrote against in chapter 10?

4. How much money could San Francisco have made by diverting the whaling to its own harbor, according to Twain's estimations in chapter 10?

5. As Twain recalls in chapter 1, who boarded the ship in a drunken state?

(see the answer key)

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