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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Twain compare the government prison he visited to its American counterparts?
(a) It was smaller.
(b) It was not as clean.
(c) It was cleaner.
(d) It was bigger.

2. How were the provisions divided amongst the crew after the Hornet was burned?
(a) They were stored on the first mate's lifeboat and rationed.
(b) They were stored on the captain's lifeboat and rationed.
(c) Between three life boats.
(d) Between two life boats.

3. How much money could San Francisco have made by diverting the whaling to its own harbor, according to Twain's estimations in chapter 10?
(a) A few hundred thousand dollars per year.
(b) A few hundred thousand dollars per month.
(c) Several hundred thousand dollars per month.
(d) Several hundred thousand dollars per year.

4. Which description did Twain use for the islands that the men at the Saturday market were from?
(a) The cloudy isles.
(b) The rainy isles.
(c) The sunny isles.
(d) The windy isles.

5. When was the Hornet last seen by the Prussian bark?
(a) April 12.
(b) February 17.
(c) January 21.
(d) March 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain think deserved more respect from the people of San Francisco in chapter 10?

2. What ailment did Twain suffer as he went below below deck in chapter 1?

3. As Twain reports in chapter 15, how long was the crew of the burned clipper ship, the Hornet, adrift at sea?

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

5. What did the crew of the Hornet use for a water supply for the first two weeks they were at sea?

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