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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 publication did Twain write his Letters from Hawaii for?
(a) Sacramento Daily Sun.
(b) Sacramento Gazette.
(c) Sacramento Star.
(d) Sacramento Daily Union.

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

3. Where was the group inadvertently trapped by the tour guide in chapter 7?
(a) On the water.
(b) Between precipices.
(c) On a mountain.
(d) In a cave.

4. What was sung each night for Princess Victoria after she passed away?
(a) A new poem.
(b) A new song.
(c) A new hymn.
(d) A new chant.

5. As Twain recalled in chapter 17, why were the remains of chiefs thrown into volcanoes?
(a) As a way to hide them.
(b) As a sign of respect.
(c) To keep them from being disturbed.
(d) To avoid a burial.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of the following words was used by Twain to describe Minister Harris?

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

4. Who did Twain blame for the Hawaiians' lingering ancient customs of a barbarous age?

5. How much money could San Francisco have made by diverting the whaling to its own harbor, according to Twain's estimations in chapter 10?

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