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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the sheath of Cook's monument made of?
(a) Copper.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

2. Based on Twain's accounting in chapter 23, how much sugar did Hawaii produce each year?
(a) Fourteen thousand pounds per acre.
(b) Thirteen thousand pounds per acre.
(c) Twelve thousand pounds per acre.
(d) Fifteen thousand pounds per acre.

3. According to Twain's observation, what was Minister Harris's platform built on?
(a) Neither showmanship nor pretense.
(b) Pretense with no showmanship.
(c) Showmanship and pretense.
(d) Showmanship with no pretense.

4. What gift did a native bring to the captain of the Emeline by canoe in chapter 24?
(a) Half a dozen chickens.
(b) Three coconuts.
(c) Three pigs.
(d) Half a dozen roosters.

5. What was Twain's opinion of the efforts to restore the palace in chapter 11?
(a) He thought it was a lost cause.
(b) He thought it should have been done a long time ago.
(c) He thought it could only be done under the right circumstances.
(d) He thought it was a worthwhile cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in Twain's list of a steamer's benefits in chapter 2?

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

3. How did Twain react to Kailua?

4. What happened when Twain initially tried to envision the vicious murder of Captain Cook?

5. Which one of the following happened on the eighth day that the Hornet's crew was drifting on the water?

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