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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What formed the stump that was considered a monument to Captain Cook?
(a) A tree broken in a hurricane on the day of Cook's murder.
(b) A tree cut down by natives on the day of Cook's murder.
(c) A tree hit by a cannonball fired on the day of Cook's murder.
(d) A tree struck by lighting on the day of Cook's murder.

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

5. What was saved from the burning Hornet?
(a) Weapons and a large amount of food.
(b) A large amount of food.
(c) Weapons and a small amount of food.
(d) A small amount of food.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What prediction did Twain make at the end of chapter 23?
(a) Chinese labor will revolutionize California industry.
(b) Chinese labor will ruin California industry.
(c) Hawaiian sugar products will never outsell American sugar products.
(d) Hawaiian sugar products will outsell American sugar products in one year.

12. Which one of the following happened on the eighth day that the Hornet's crew was drifting on the water?
(a) A dolphin was caught.
(b) The men began saying prayers.
(c) The rations were halved.
(d) The men began singing songs.

13. What animal's constant noise was annoying to Twain on his way to Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A chicken.

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

15. Who did Twain blame for the Hawaiians' lingering ancient customs of a barbarous age?
(a) No one.
(b) The Hawaiian natives.
(c) Mr. Brown.
(d) Bishop Staley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Twain initially tried to envision the vicious murder of Captain Cook?

2. Which one of the following was not included in the reasons why Twain thought a Hawaiian sugar monopoly was possible?

3. What transformed the volcano's appearance in chapter 25?

4. How long before the arrival of the missionaries was Kamehameha's funeral?

5. According to Twain, how did the chiefs mourn Kamehameha's passing?

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