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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ailment did Twain suffer as he went below below deck in chapter 1?
(a) A concussion.
(b) A rash.
(c) The flu.
(d) A migraine headache.

2. What technology did San Francisco have that Twain thought would be an advantage in whaling?
(a) The technology to track the vessels at sea.
(b) The technology to locate whales from miles away.
(c) The technology to track whales at all times.
(d) The technology to facilitate the communication between client vessels and investors.

3. What did Twain say the king of Hawaii stopped doing in order to embrace the responsibility of leadership?
(a) Drinking, smoking, and lying.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Drinking and smoking.
(d) Drinking.

4. How long were the remains of Princess Victoria scheduled to lie in state?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Four days.
(c) Four months.
(d) Four weeks.

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

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

7. Which Hawaiian islands were sighted first by Twain in chapter 4?
(a) Maui and Molokai.
(b) Lanai and Kauai.
(c) Oahu and Molokai.
(d) Oahu and Maui.

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

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

10. What other name did Twain use to refer to Brannan's palace?
(a) The hut.
(b) The cabin.
(c) The shack.
(d) The bungalow.

11. What differences in Honolulu and San Francisco did Twain observe in chapter 4?
(a) Fragrant plants, culture, and unpredictable weather.
(b) Fragrant plants and culture.
(c) Unpredictable weather and culture.
(d) Fragrant plants and unpredictable weather.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain wonder about the ministers of the Hawaiian legislature in chapter 13?

2. What subject did Twain choose to write about instead of Pacific whaling traffic in chapter 9?

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

4. Where was Twain during a lapse in his correspondence, as he explained in chapter 12?

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

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