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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What gift did a native bring to the captain of the Emeline by canoe in chapter 24?
(a) Three coconuts.
(b) Half a dozen roosters.
(c) Three pigs.
(d) Half a dozen chickens.

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

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

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

6. How many times was the judgment against Charlton reviewed and upheld in British courts?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

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

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

9. 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 crafts.
(d) Bright colors, music, and wailing.

10. What color were the cracks in the crater's surface that Twain observed in chapter 25?
(a) White.
(b) Orange.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

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

12. How many natives did Twain watch prepare for the ceremonies in chapter 16?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Dozens.

13. Based on the information Twain provided in chapter 19, which Roman town left their remains buried in hardened lava?
(a) Lacedonia.
(b) Sorrento.
(c) Herculaneum.
(d) Calatia.

14. 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.

15. How high were the walls of the crater estimated to be by Twain in chapter 25?
(a) Over six hundred feet.
(b) Over eight hundred feet.
(c) Less than four hundred feet.
(d) Less than two hundred feet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Based on the updated information Twain provides in chapter 15, how many survivors were there of the burned clipper ship, the Hornet?

3. Based on Twain's accounting in chapter 23, how much sugar did Hawaii produce each year?

4. How long was the crater that Twain saw in chapter 25?

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

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