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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain do before returning the remains to their resting place in chapter 24?
(a) He apologized.
(b) He prayed.
(c) He sang a song.
(d) He looked for a different resting place.

2. How many days had passed before the captain of the Hornet ordered the lifeboats to be separated in order to increase their chances of being spotted?
(a) Twenty two.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Sixteen.

3. What state did Twain compare Hawaii's sugar production with in chapter 23?
(a) California.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Florida.
(d) Georgia.

4. What transformed the volcano's appearance in chapter 25?
(a) The absence of the moon.
(b) The presence of the moon.
(c) The presence of the sun.
(d) The absence of the sun.

5. What did a dozen women begin doing as the rite for the princess started?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Dance.
(c) Leave.
(d) Wail.

6. What did the crew of the Hornet use for a water supply for the first two weeks they were at sea?
(a) Fresh water from their containers.
(b) Rain.
(c) The ocean.
(d) They had no water supply.

7. What critters prevented Twain from getting any sleep on his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) Rats and snakes.
(b) Bugs, rats, and snakes.
(c) Bugs and rats.
(d) Bugs and snakes.

8. How long had the princess lain in state when Twain wrote the letter in chapter 16?
(a) Two months.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

9. Which one of the following was not included in the reasons why Twain thought a Hawaiian sugar monopoly was possible?
(a) Cheap labor.
(b) No fear of early frost.
(c) No cost of exporting product.
(d) Faster growth speed.

10. In the story that Twain recounted for chapter 16, who bested Mr. Harris during an event in the legislature?
(a) A citizen.
(b) A noble.
(c) The court jester.
(d) Another minister.

11. What happened when Twain initially tried to envision the vicious murder of Captain Cook?
(a) He was unable to imagine it.
(b) He was able to imagine some of it.
(c) He was able to imagine most of it.
(d) He was able to imagine a little of it.

12. What comment did Twain make about Hawaiian women in chapter 24?
(a) They were not very fashionable.
(b) They never bathed.
(c) They were very fashionable.
(d) They were always bathing.

13. When was the Hornet last seen by the Prussian bark?
(a) January 21.
(b) February 17.
(c) March 15.
(d) April 12.

14. According to Twain's letter in chapter 17, why was Staley not allowed to officiate the funeral ceremonies for the princess?
(a) Staley refused to officiate.
(b) Staley was not present.
(c) There was no officiating of the ceremony.
(d) The princess was not a member of the Reformed Catholic Church.

15. When did the survivors of the Hornet finally reach Hawaii?
(a) June 25.
(b) July 25.
(c) July 15.
(d) June 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the efforts of Twain and Mr. Brown to collect coconuts described in chapter 20?

2. At the end of chapter 18, what did Twain warn the reader was not easy to come by in Hawaii?

3. What state did the Hornet leave on January 15?

4. Which one of the following happened on the eighth day that the Hornet's crew was drifting on the water?

5. As Twain noted in chapter 19, how much product did the sugar plantations of Kona yield compared to Louisiana?

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