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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of Dr. Hutchinson's house did Twain watch the final performances of the ceremonies for the princess?
(a) The veranda.
(b) The roof.
(c) The guest room window.
(d) The dining room window.

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

3. Which food was Twain fed on the schooner during his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) Beef stew.
(b) Stewed chicken.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Meatloaf.

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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) Thirty five days.
(c) Fifty five days.
(d) Twenty three days.

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

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 sweeter.
(c) It was smaller.
(d) It was bigger.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain describe the murder of Captain Cook in chapter 19?

2. Where did Twain and Mr. Brown find the skeletal remains in chapter 24?

3. How were the efforts of Twain and Mr. Brown to collect coconuts described in chapter 20?

4. What did Twain and Mr. Brown eventually do in order to secure food while waiting for their schooner in chapter 20?

5. What was saved from the burning Hornet?

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