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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Twain compare the government prison he visited to its American counterparts?
(a) It was not as clean.
(b) It was bigger.
(c) It was smaller.
(d) It was cleaner.

2. What type of clothing did the women wear at the Saturday market in chapter 8?
(a) Long.
(b) Short.
(c) Dull.
(d) Bright.

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

4. 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) America could populate Hawaii quickly with steamers.
(c) Steamers could handle the rough seas better than other trade ships.
(d) California could make a profit from trading with Hawaii using steamers.

5. What subject did Twain choose to write about instead of Pacific whaling traffic in chapter 9?
(a) The implications of hula dancing.
(b) The natives' lack of education.
(c) The slang and vernacular of island whalers.
(d) The high crime rate in Hawaii.

6. What did Twain think the bones were from at the burial site in chapter 7?
(a) Plague victims.
(b) A battleground.
(c) He did not know.
(d) Tourists.

7. Which of Jarves's book did Twain quote to prove Mr. Staley wrong in chapter 14?
(a) Art-Hints, Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting.
(b) History of the Sandwich Islands.
(c) Scenes and Scenery in the Sandwich Islands.
(d) The Art-Idea: Part Second of Confessions of an Inquirer.

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

9. What type of Americans did Twain notice coming and going from Hawaii while writing his letter in chapter 14?
(a) Neither high nor low profile.
(b) Low profile.
(c) High and low profile.
(d) High profile.

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

11. Which explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
(a) Pizarro.
(b) Balboa.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Vespucci.

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

13. How long did it take the steamer to reach Hawaii?
(a) Just under ten days.
(b) Just over ten days.
(c) Just over two weeks.
(d) Just under two weeks.

14. According to Twain's letter in chapter 2, how many months out of the year is the Pacific peaceful?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

15. What did Twain wonder about the ministers of the Hawaiian legislature in chapter 13?
(a) Why they never accused each other of corruption.
(b) Why they never presented themselves in a clear manner.
(c) Why they seemed to deliver misinformtaion.
(d) Why they were not expected to follow the same laws as the citizens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which description did Twain use for the islands that the men at the Saturday market were from?

2. Where did Twain ride in a buggy to after staying too long at the government prison in chapter 6?

3. What phrase does Twain use to describe the Saturday market in chapter 8?

4. What words did Twain use to describe Prince William in chapter 14?

5. In chapter 5, what categories did Twain put the people on the island into?

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