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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long had the Kona volcano been dormant when Twain visited it in chapter 19?
(a) More than a lifetime.
(b) A lifetime.
(c) More than two lifetimes.
(d) Two lifetimes.

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

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

5. How did Mr. Brown get to Captain Cook's side of the bay in chapter 21?
(a) By a lifeboat.
(b) By a raft.
(c) By swimming.
(d) By canoe.

6. As Twain wrote in chapter 22, how many corners did the raft that Lono used to depart the islands have?
(a) None, it was round.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

7. How was the sugar refinery that Twain visited in chapter 23 powered?
(a) Half steam and half water.
(b) Three quarters steam and one quarter water.
(c) All water.
(d) One quarter steam and three quarters water.

8. What did Twain and Mr. Brown eventually do in order to secure food while waiting for their schooner in chapter 20?
(a) They hired a native to climb the tree for them.
(b) They began climbing shorter trees.
(c) They started looking for food on the ground instead of in a tree.
(d) They built a ladder to climb the tree.

9. What color were the cracks in the crater's surface that Twain observed in chapter 25?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Orange.

10. Which aspects of the ceremony caused Twain to write about it as a spectacle in chapter 17?
(a) Music, wailing, and crafts.
(b) Bright colors, music, wailing, and crafts.
(c) Bright colors, music, and wailing.
(d) Bright colors, music, and crafts.

11. As Twain noted in chapter 19, how much product did the sugar plantations of Kona yield compared to Louisiana?
(a) Much less.
(b) Slightly more.
(c) Much more.
(d) Slightly less.

12. What helped Liholiho defy the rules of men and women dining together?
(a) An advisor.
(b) An old story.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Whiskey.

13. Which one of the following did Twain read in an attempt to help a sickened Mr. Brown in chapter 18?
(a) Poetry.
(b) A novel.
(c) A short story.
(d) A letter.

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

15. How were the efforts of Twain and Mr. Brown to collect coconuts described in chapter 20?
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Comical.
(c) Inventive.
(d) Frustrating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the Hornet last seen by the Prussian bark?

3. How many feet above the valley was the lava that the tooth was found in by the general?

4. How many natives did Twain watch prepare for the ceremonies in chapter 16?

5. Which island was the captain of the burned Hornet hopeful of reaching?

(see the answer keys)

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