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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Hawaiian islands were sighted first by Twain in chapter 4?
(a) Maui and Molokai.
(b) Oahu and Maui.
(c) Oahu and Molokai.
(d) Lanai and Kauai.

2. What were the women that Twain saw by the temple wearing in chapter 21?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Dresses.
(c) Beads and skirts.
(d) Nothing.

3. How does Twain describe the way Hawaiians sung versions of American tunes?
(a) In their own incomprehensible tongue.
(b) In their own barbarous tongue.
(c) With a strange interpretation.
(d) With a bold interpretation.

4. What caused an attractive young woman to think that Twain was drunk in chapter 7?
(a) His horse riding.
(b) His jokes.
(c) His speech.
(d) His walk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment did Twain suffer as he went below below deck in chapter 1?

2. How long had the princess lain in state when Twain wrote the letter in chapter 16?

3. Where was the fauna that Twain mentioned in chapter 11?

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

5. What products did Twain consider the profits of in chapter 10?

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