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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which food was Twain fed on the schooner during his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) Stewed chicken.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Meatloaf.
(d) Beef stew.

2. Which one of the following is not included in Twain's list of a steamer's benefits in chapter 2?
(a) America could populate Hawaii quickly with steamers.
(b) Steamers could handle the rough seas better than other trade ships.
(c) California could make a profit from trading with Hawaii using steamers.
(d) Steamers were inexpensive to build.

3. What did Twain think the bones were from at the burial site in chapter 7?
(a) He did not know.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Plague victims.
(d) A battleground.

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

5. What animal was roasted and offered to Kamehameha's corpse?
(a) Pig.
(b) Duck.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain blame for the bones being left uncovered in the burial ground in chapter 7?

2. Which one of the following was not included in Twain's description of Queen Victoria in chapter 14?

3. How did Twain consider the king's income to be for the lifestyle he indulged in?

4. According to Twain, how did Hawaiian politics respond to the death of Princess Victoria?

5. What caused an attractive young woman to think that Twain was drunk in chapter 7?

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