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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What products did Twain consider the profits of in chapter 10?
(a) Whalebone and whale meat.
(b) Oil and whalebone.
(c) Oil and whale meat.
(d) Oil, whalebone, and whale meat.

2. Urging America to develop more steamers in chapter 3, how long did Twain say it would be before China released a smaller steamer?
(a) A year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two months.
(d) A month.

3. What ailment did Twain suffer as he went below below deck in chapter 1?
(a) A rash.
(b) The flu.
(c) A migraine headache.
(d) A concussion.

4. What was the practice of "pulling" that Twain wrote against in chapter 10?
(a) Where a sailor could sue their captain for wrongful treatment.
(b) Where a sailor could sue other sailors for wrongful treatment.
(c) Where a captain could sue an investor for inappropriate preparations.
(d) Where a captain could sue a sailor for disobeying a command.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which description did Twain use for the islands that the men at the Saturday market were from?

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

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

4. Where did Twain ride in a buggy to after staying too long at the government prison in chapter 6?

5. Which of Jarves's book did Twain quote to prove Mr. Staley wrong in chapter 14?

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