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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain's horse do once it realized that the group was heading for home in chapter 7?
(a) It moved slower than normal.
(b) It bolted ahead of the others.
(c) It stopped.
(d) It began moving in the opposite direction.

2. Which name was given to the pig aboard the steamer that was eventually converted into pork chops?
(a) Larry.
(b) Porky.
(c) Bob.
(d) Dennis.

3. How did Twain describe the Hotel American in chapter 5?
(a) It was far more comfortable than he anticipated.
(b) It was slightly less comfortable than he anticipated.
(c) It was just as he anticipated.
(d) It was far less comfortable than he anticipated.

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

5. As Twain recalls in chapter 1, who boarded the ship in a drunken state?
(a) Neither Twain nor his fellow passengers.
(b) Twain and his fellow passengers.
(c) Twain, but not his fellow passengers.
(d) Twain's fellow passengers, but not him.

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

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

8. 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 other sailors for wrongful treatment.
(c) Where a sailor could sue their captain for wrongful treatment.
(d) Where a captain could sue a sailor for disobeying a command.

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

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

11. Which one of the following was not included in Twain's description of Queen Victoria in chapter 14?
(a) She was impulsive.
(b) She was a friend to the Royal Hawaiian Church.
(c) She was an accomplished musician.
(d) She was educated.

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

13. What condition was Twain in after his trip to Hawaii, while writing his letter in chapter 14?
(a) Excited.
(b) Tired.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Sick.

14. In chapter 5, what categories did Twain put the people on the island into?
(a) Only whalers or missionaries.
(b) Only ship captains, whalers, or part of the government.
(c) Only ship captains or whalers.
(d) Ship captains, missionaries, whalers, or part of the government.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was sung each night for Princess Victoria after she passed away?

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

3. Where was Twain observing the lovely scenery at the beginning of chapter 11?

4. Which of the armed services did the officers aboard the steamer serve in during the war?

5. What type of clothing did the women wear at the Saturday market in chapter 8?

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