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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 many natives did Twain watch prepare for the ceremonies in chapter 16?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Tens of thousands.

2. Urging America to develop more steamers in chapter 3, how long did Twain say it would be before China released a smaller steamer?
(a) A month.
(b) Two years.
(c) A year.
(d) Two months.

3. Who did Twain give credit for taming the market?
(a) The church and government.
(b) The church, but not the government.
(c) Neither the church nor the government.
(d) The government, but not the church.

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

5. Where was Twain observing the lovely scenery at the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Kaena Point.
(b) Hanauma Bay.
(c) Coconut Island.
(d) Nuuanu Valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain describe Captain Mitchell in chapter 15?

2. How much regular order of business did Twain write that the Hawaiian legislature seemed to have in chapter 13?

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

4. How did Twain describe the murder of Captain Cook in chapter 19?

5. When did the survivors of the Hornet finally reach Hawaii?

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