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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 was the name of the steamer that Twain took to Hawaii?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Enterprise.
(c) Ajax.
(d) Alaskan.

2. What did Twain write was even prettier than the sunset in Pari in chapter 11?
(a) Turtle Bay.
(b) Kalihi Valley.
(c) Alewa Heights.
(d) Ewa Beach.

3. Where was the group inadvertently trapped by the tour guide in chapter 7?
(a) On the water.
(b) On a mountain.
(c) In a cave.
(d) Between precipices.

4. What confounded Twain about the sailors in chapter 2?
(a) Their strange vernacular.
(b) Their odd sense of timing.
(c) Their strange eating habits.
(d) Their odd sense of humor.

5. How long had Twain gone unshaven when he visited a barber in chapter 4?
(a) One week.
(b) Five days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Twain react to the American song selections of the Hawaiians?

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

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

5. Which one of the following was not included in Twain's reasoning for why San Francisco should pursue the whaling market in chapter 10?

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