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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in Twain's list of a steamer's benefits in chapter 2?
(a) Steamers were inexpensive to build.
(b) California could make a profit from trading with Hawaii using steamers.
(c) Steamers could handle the rough seas better than other trade ships.
(d) America could populate Hawaii quickly with steamers.

2. What card game did Twain play with the sailors in chapter 2?
(a) Gin rummy.
(b) Cribbage.
(c) Poker.
(d) Euchre.

3. Which months of 1866 were Twain's Letters from Hawaii written in?
(a) Between April and November.
(b) Between June and December.
(c) Between March and October.
(d) Between February and September.

4. Where did Twain ride in a buggy to after staying too long at the government prison in chapter 6?
(a) Diamond Head.
(b) Kanaha Pond.
(c) Iao Valley.
(d) Mauna Kea.

5. What publication did Twain write his Letters from Hawaii for?
(a) Sacramento Gazette.
(b) Sacramento Daily Union.
(c) Sacramento Daily Sun.
(d) Sacramento Star.

6. Which one of the following is an example of Twain's uncooperative horse's actions in chapter 6?
(a) The horse would only ride in the wrong direction.
(b) The horse fell asleep.
(c) The horse ate too much.
(d) The horse would not move.

7. Out of the several hundred greeters Twain described, how many were "half-naked"?
(a) All of them.
(b) Half of them.
(c) Most of them.
(d) None of them.

8. Where was the fauna that Twain mentioned in chapter 11?
(a) Near a carved rock.
(b) In a mysterious cave.
(c) In a tropical forest.
(d) Near a mountain stream.

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

10. Based on the information provided in chapter 12, how many parts were there to the Hawaiian government?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

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

13. How long did Twain say it would be before he was able to write again at the end of his letter in chapter 12?
(a) Five or six weeks.
(b) Five or six days.
(c) Two or three days.
(d) Two or three weeks.

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

15. Which type of columns once supported the veranda of Brennan's palace?
(a) Corinthian.
(b) Tuscan.
(c) Ionic.
(d) Roman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following was not included in Twain's description of Queen Victoria in chapter 14?

2. Which animal was Honolulu overrun with in all different shapes and sizes?

3. Who did Twain blame for the bones being left uncovered in the burial ground in chapter 7?

4. What other name did Twain use to refer to Brannan's palace?

5. Which one of the following was not included in Twain's reasoning for why San Francisco should pursue the whaling market in chapter 10?

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