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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the crater that Twain saw in chapter 25?
(a) About four miles across.
(b) About two miles across.
(c) About three miles across.
(d) About one mile across.

2. What ocean was the crew of the Hornet drifting on after their ship was burned?
(a) Atlantic.
(b) Arctic.
(c) Pacific.
(d) Indian.

3. What sized men did the features of the city of refuge suggest to Twain in chapter 22?
(a) Unusually large.
(b) Unusually small.
(c) Slightly larger than normal.
(d) Average sized.

4. As Twain reports in chapter 15, how long was the crew of the burned clipper ship, the Hornet, adrift at sea?
(a) Forty three days.
(b) Fifty five days.
(c) Thirty five days.
(d) Twenty three days.

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

6. How was Twain's sugar production of Hawaii broken down in chapter 23?
(a) By region.
(b) By time of year.
(c) By use.
(d) By product sales.

7. What language were the Christian hymns sung in at the rite for the princess?
(a) English.
(b) An unknown language.
(c) Native Hawaiian.
(d) A mixture of Hawaiian and English.

8. What state did the Hornet leave on January 15?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Maine.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New York.

9. What was the amount of debt that Charlton was successfully sued for in Hawaiian courts?
(a) Two thousand pounds.
(b) Three thousand pounds.
(c) Two thousand and five hundred pounds.
(d) Three thousand and five hundred pounds.

10. Following the start of the fire aboard the Hornet, how long did it take for the flames to burn the masts in two and cause them to fall overboard?
(a) Two hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) Thirty minutes.

11. How did Captain Mitchell attempt to raise his crew's spirits during the ordeal of being lost at sea?
(a) By playing games.
(b) With music.
(c) By telling stories.
(d) With humor.

12. How were the provisions divided amongst the crew after the Hornet was burned?
(a) They were stored on the first mate's lifeboat and rationed.
(b) They were stored on the captain's lifeboat and rationed.
(c) Between three life boats.
(d) Between two life boats.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which product earned Twain's positive review while he was traveling through Kona in chapter 18?

2. What did a dozen women begin doing as the rite for the princess started?

3. As Twain wrote in chapter 22, how many corners did the raft that Lono used to depart the islands have?

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

5. What effect did the delayed harvest of plants in Hawaii have on the product they produced?

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