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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the site of Captain Cook's murder?
(a) Hamakua Coast.
(b) Punaluu Beach.
(c) Kealakekua Bay.
(d) Waimanu Valley.

3. How many feet above the valley was the lava that the tooth was found in by the general?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) Seven hundred.
(d) Four hundred.

4. How did the captain of the schooner respond to Twain's constant complaints during the voyage in chapter 18?
(a) He was impatient and disagreeable.
(b) He was impatient, but agreeable.
(c) He was patient and agreeable.
(d) He was patient, but disagreeable.

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

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

7. At the end of chapter 18, what did Twain warn the reader was not easy to come by in Hawaii?
(a) Hats.
(b) Horses.
(c) Boots.
(d) Saddles.

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

9. How did the Emeline compare to the previous vessel that Twain had been on?
(a) It was the same.
(b) It was more preferable.
(c) It was less preferable.
(d) It was only slightly different in one area.

10. Which word best represents Twain's opinion of the hula dance that was performed at the funeral rite for the princess?
(a) Inappropriate.
(b) Inexcusable.
(c) Despicable.
(d) Offensive.

11. What effect did the delayed harvest of plants in Hawaii have on the product they produced?
(a) It was less sweet.
(b) It was smaller.
(c) It was bigger.
(d) It was sweeter.

12. What did Twain observe when he was on the deck in chapter 18?
(a) A falling star.
(b) A distant island.
(c) The brightened sky.
(d) The moonlit sea.

13. What did the crew of the burned Hornet eat once the rations of food ran out?
(a) Rags, boots, and fishing caps.
(b) Rags, boots, and a butter tub.
(c) Rags, boots, a butter tub, and fishing caps.
(d) Rags, a butter tub, and fishing caps.

14. What cargo was aboard the Hornet when it first departed?
(a) Kerosene and three engines.
(b) Kerosene and iron.
(c) Kerosene, iron, and three engines.
(d) Iron and three engines.

15. What is the name of the small schooner that Twain took to visit Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) Ricochet.
(b) Rebound.
(c) Backlash.
(d) Boomerang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the women that Twain saw by the temple wearing in chapter 21?

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

3. What animal's constant noise was annoying to Twain on his way to Hawaii in chapter 18?

4. How were the provisions divided amongst the crew after the Hornet was burned?

5. As Twain recalled in chapter 17, why were the remains of chiefs thrown into volcanoes?

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