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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Twain describe Captain Mitchell in chapter 15?
(a) Selfless and patient.
(b) Selfless and steadfast.
(c) Selfless, patient, and steadfast.
(d) Patient and steadfast.

2. In chapter 3, how much did Twain state that Hawaii paid in customs alone?
(a) One million dollars per year.
(b) A half million dollars per year.
(c) One and a half million dollars per year.
(d) A quarter million dollars per year.

3. As Twain recalls in chapter 1, who boarded the ship in a drunken state?
(a) Neither Twain nor his fellow passengers.
(b) Twain and his fellow passengers.
(c) Twain, but not his fellow passengers.
(d) Twain's fellow passengers, but not him.

4. Who did Twain think deserved more respect from the people of San Francisco in chapter 10?
(a) Whaling investors.
(b) Whaling captains.
(c) Whaling first mates.
(d) Whaling sailors.

5. How was Twain's horseback journey described in chapter 7?
(a) Uncomfortable and long.
(b) Short and uncomfortable.
(c) Short and comfortable.
(d) Comfortable, but long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the crew of the burned Hornet eat once the rations of food ran out?

2. How did Twain compare the government prison he visited to its American counterparts?

3. What was the amount of debt that Charlton was successfully sued for in Hawaiian courts?

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

5. Based on the information Twain provided in chapter 19, which Roman town left their remains buried in hardened lava?

(see the answer key)

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