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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Twain describe Captain Mitchell in chapter 15?
(a) Selfless and patient.
(b) Patient and steadfast.
(c) Selfless, patient, and steadfast.
(d) Selfless and steadfast.

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

3. Which one of the following was not included in the reasons why Twain thought a Hawaiian sugar monopoly was possible?
(a) No cost of exporting product.
(b) No fear of early frost.
(c) Faster growth speed.
(d) Cheap labor.

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

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

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

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

8. Which fruit's quality surprised Twain in Kona in chapter 19?
(a) Nectarines.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Canteloupes.
(d) Strawberries.

9. How long before the arrival of the missionaries was Kamehameha's funeral?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

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

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

12. As Twain wrote in chapter 22, how many corners did the raft that Lono used to depart the islands have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) None, it was round.
(d) Five.

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

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

15. How did Twain react to Kailua?
(a) He was impressed with it.
(b) He was amused by it.
(c) He was confused by it.
(d) He was not impressed with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the women that Twain saw by the temple wearing in chapter 21?

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

3. What was Mr. Brown's reaction to the ceremony as Twain wrote his letter in chapter 16?

4. As Twain explained the story in chapter 21, where was Charlton a British consul in Hawaii?

5. In the story that Twain recounted for chapter 16, who bested Mr. Harris during an event in the legislature?

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