View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of columns once supported the veranda of Brennan's palace?
(a) Ionic.
(b) Tuscan.
(c) Corinthian.
(d) Roman.

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

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

4. What subject did Twain choose to write about instead of Pacific whaling traffic in chapter 9?
(a) The natives' lack of education.
(b) The implications of hula dancing.
(c) The high crime rate in Hawaii.
(d) The slang and vernacular of island whalers.

5. What state did the Hornet leave on January 15?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 5, what categories did Twain put the people on the island into?

2. Which name was given to the pig aboard the steamer that was eventually converted into pork chops?

3. What condition was Twain in after his trip to Hawaii, while writing his letter in chapter 14?

4. What did Twain write about the Hawaiian horse traders in chapter 6?

5. Which months of 1866 were Twain's Letters from Hawaii written in?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 294 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample