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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words did Twain use to describe Prince William in chapter 14?
(a) Unassuming and a light drinker.
(b) Sensible, but a heavy drinker.
(c) Unassuming and a heavy drinker.
(d) Sensible and a light drinker.

2. What animals were included in the livestock that passengers teased in chapter 2?
(a) A bull, sheep, and a pig.
(b) An ox, chicken, and a pig.
(c) An ox, sheep, and a pig.
(d) A bull, chicken, and a pig.

3. As Twain recalls in chapter 1, who boarded the ship in a drunken state?
(a) Neither Twain nor his fellow passengers.
(b) Twain's fellow passengers, but not him.
(c) Twain and his fellow passengers.
(d) Twain, but not his fellow passengers.

4. Which one of the following is not included in Twain's list of a steamer's benefits in chapter 2?
(a) California could make a profit from trading with Hawaii using steamers.
(b) Steamers were inexpensive to build.
(c) America could populate Hawaii quickly with steamers.
(d) Steamers could handle the rough seas better than other trade ships.

5. What ailment did Twain suffer as he went below below deck in chapter 1?
(a) The flu.
(b) A migraine headache.
(c) A concussion.
(d) A rash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Twain's opinion of the efforts to restore the palace in chapter 11?

2. How much money could San Francisco have made by diverting the whaling to its own harbor, according to Twain's estimations in chapter 10?

3. Which animal was Honolulu overrun with in all different shapes and sizes?

4. How does Twain describe Hawaii's Manilas cigars in chapter 5?

5. What confounded Twain about the sailors in chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Twain's objection to the naming of the Pacific Ocean in chapter 2?

2. What benefits did Twain think steam ships had?

3. How did Twain board the Ajax in chapter 1, and what caused passengers to become sick?

4. How was the Hawaiian legislature comprised?

5. What was the scenery like for Twain when he traveled through Nuuanu Valley and Kalihi Valley in chapter 11?

6. What was Twain's opinion of the Hotel American in chapter 5?

7. What did Twain notice about Honolulu in chapter 4?

8. Which animals were aboard the Ajax, and how was one of them named?

9. What was the Bungalow and what did Twain think of its restoration process?

10. How was the Saturday market in the past, and what changed it to become more civilized and developed?

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