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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which one of the following was not included in Twain's reasoning for why San Francisco should pursue the whaling market in chapter 10?
(a) It had a more stable economy.
(b) It was closer to the whaling lines.
(c) It could insure sailors directly.
(d) It had the capacity to build more ships.

3. What does Twain warn about the wash woman's use of rocks?
(a) It can ruin shirt buttons.
(b) It can remove a shirt's collar.
(c) It can discolor a shirt.
(d) It can put holes in a shirt.

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

5. Which negative aspects of Hawaii did Mr. Brown think that Twain should have mentioned in chapter 4?
(a) Rain and insects.
(b) Heat and rain.
(c) Heat and insects.
(d) Heat, rain, and insects.

6. Which one of the following words was used by Twain to describe Minister Harris?
(a) Know-it-all.
(b) Windbag.
(c) Blowhard.
(d) Braggart.

7. How did Twain describe the past days of whaling?
(a) Sloppy.
(b) Palmy.
(c) Balmy.
(d) Easy.

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

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

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

11. Why was Twain disgusted by the idea of sharing a meal with anyone in Hawaii?
(a) He had a large appetite.
(b) He preferred to eat alone.
(c) The natives did not look very clean.
(d) The meal portions were very small.

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

13. How much money could San Francisco have made by diverting the whaling to its own harbor, according to Twain's estimations in chapter 10?
(a) A few hundred thousand dollars per year.
(b) A few hundred thousand dollars per month.
(c) Several hundred thousand dollars per year.
(d) Several hundred thousand dollars per month.

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

15. What was the practice of "pulling" that Twain wrote against in chapter 10?
(a) Where a captain could sue an investor for inappropriate preparations.
(b) Where a sailor could sue their captain for wrongful treatment.
(c) Where a sailor could sue other sailors for wrongful treatment.
(d) Where a captain could sue a sailor for disobeying a command.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which months of 1866 were Twain's Letters from Hawaii written in?

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

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

4. Where was the group inadvertently trapped by the tour guide in chapter 7?

5. How long was Twain on the island of Hawaii when he wrote the letter in chapter 3?

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