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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long was Twain on the island of Hawaii when he wrote the letter in chapter 3?
(a) One month.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) Two hours.

4. How many sailors did Twain write were rescued after being at sea in chapter 14?
(a) Twenty one.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty four.
(d) Fourteen.

5. What was the risk of a person bringing their own liquor from America to Hawaii?
(a) Exile.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Confiscation, imprisonment, and exile.
(d) Confiscation.

6. How did Twain respond to Mr. Brown's criticism of his omission of Hawaii's negative aspects?
(a) He expressed his plans to discuss them in fuiture letters.
(b) He dismissed them as trifles not worh mentioning.
(c) He claimed that he never observed the negative aspects of Hawaii.
(d) He wrote about Mr. Brown's pessimism.

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

8. What did Twain write about the Hawaiian horse traders in chapter 6?
(a) They sold poor horses, but were reasonable.
(b) They were dishonest and sold poor horses.
(c) They sold good horses and were reasonable.
(d) They were dishonest, but sold good horses.

9. What products did Twain consider the profits of in chapter 10?
(a) Oil, whalebone, and whale meat.
(b) Oil and whale meat.
(c) Whalebone and whale meat.
(d) Oil and whalebone.

10. What phrase does Twain use to describe the Saturday market in chapter 8?
(a) A thrilling convention.
(b) An extravagant bonanza.
(c) A delightful sight.
(d) An exhilarating spectacle.

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

12. As an example of the lack of the Hawaiian legislative etiquette, what activities did Twain observe being done in the hallways?
(a) Sleeping, lounging, and yelling.
(b) Eating, lounging, and yelling.
(c) Eating, sleeping, and yelling.
(d) Eating sleeping, and lounging.

13. How much regular order of business did Twain write that the Hawaiian legislature seemed to have in chapter 13?
(a) Some.
(b) None.
(c) A lot.
(d) Very little.

14. How long was Twain's trip to the island of Hawaii that he references in chapter 14?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One week.

15. How did Twain consider the king's income to be for the lifestyle he indulged in?
(a) Adequate.
(b) Slightly less than adequate.
(c) More than adequate.
(d) Much less than adequate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain think the bones were from at the burial site in chapter 7?

2. How long did it take the steamer to reach Hawaii?

3. How long had Twain gone unshaven when he visited a barber in chapter 4?

4. What animals were included in the livestock that passengers teased in chapter 2?

5. What card game did Twain play with the sailors in chapter 2?

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