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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 expressed his plans to discuss them in fuiture letters.
(c) He wrote about Mr. Brown's pessimism.
(d) He claimed that he never observed the negative aspects of Hawaii.

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

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

4. Which name was given to the pig aboard the steamer that was eventually converted into pork chops?
(a) Larry.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Porky.
(d) Bob.

5. What caused an attractive young woman to think that Twain was drunk in chapter 7?
(a) His walk.
(b) His speech.
(c) His horse riding.
(d) His jokes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of Americans did Twain notice coming and going from Hawaii while writing his letter in chapter 14?

3. Which of the armed services did the officers aboard the steamer serve in during the war?

4. What differences in Honolulu and San Francisco did Twain observe in chapter 4?

5. How did Twain describe the past days of whaling?

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