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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Twain describe the past days of whaling?
(a) Balmy.
(b) Easy.
(c) Palmy.
(d) Sloppy.

2. 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 was a worthwhile cause.
(c) He thought it could only be done under the right circumstances.
(d) He thought it should have been done a long time ago.

3. What did Twain think the bones were from at the burial site in chapter 7?
(a) Plague victims.
(b) A battleground.
(c) He did not know.
(d) Tourists.

4. How long was Twain on the island of Hawaii when he wrote the letter in chapter 3?
(a) One month.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) Two hours.

5. When did Twain arrive at Hawaii?
(a) Saturday evening.
(b) Sunday morning.
(c) Sunday evening.
(d) Saturday morning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What confession by Twain begins the letter in chapter 3?

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

4. How does Twain describe Hawaii's Manilas cigars in chapter 5?

5. What was the name of the steamer that Twain took to Hawaii?

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