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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the small schooner that Twain took to visit Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) Rebound.
(b) Ricochet.
(c) Boomerang.
(d) Backlash.

2. According to Twain, how did the chiefs mourn Kamehameha's passing?
(a) In a dignified manner.
(b) In a confused manner.
(c) Like mature grievers.
(d) Like beasts and madmen.

3. What does Twain warn about the wash woman's use of rocks?
(a) It can remove a shirt's collar.
(b) It can ruin shirt buttons.
(c) It can put holes in a shirt.
(d) It can discolor a shirt.

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

5. How long before the arrival of the missionaries was Kamehameha's funeral?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technology did San Francisco have that Twain thought would be an advantage in whaling?

2. Where was Twain observing the lovely scenery at the beginning of chapter 11?

3. Which negative aspects of Hawaii did Mr. Brown think that Twain should have mentioned in chapter 4?

4. When did the survivors of the Hornet finally reach Hawaii?

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

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