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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty two.

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

3. 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 built a ladder to climb the tree.
(c) They began climbing shorter trees.
(d) They started looking for food on the ground instead of in a tree.

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

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

6. What made up the waterfall that Twain observed in the city of refuge in chapter 22?
(a) Lava.
(b) Water.
(c) Mud.
(d) Rocks.

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

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

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

10. 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) No cost of exporting product.
(c) Faster growth speed.
(d) Cheap labor.

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

12. 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.

13. Which island was the captain of the burned Hornet hopeful of reaching?
(a) Clarion.
(b) San Benedicto.
(c) Roca Partida.
(d) Socorro.

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

15. What were the women that Twain saw by the temple wearing in chapter 21?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Beads and skirts.
(d) Dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prediction did Twain make at the end of chapter 23?

2. Based on the information Twain provided in chapter 19, which Roman town left their remains buried in hardened lava?

3. Which part of Dr. Hutchinson's house did Twain watch the final performances of the ceremonies for the princess?

4. What state did Twain compare Hawaii's sugar production with in chapter 23?

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

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