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

2. 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, and wailing.
(c) Bright colors, music, wailing, and crafts.
(d) Bright colors, music, and crafts.

3. What did a dozen women begin doing as the rite for the princess started?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Leave.
(c) Dance.
(d) Wail.

4. 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) The ocean.
(c) They had no water supply.
(d) Rain.

5. What transformed the volcano's appearance in chapter 25?
(a) The absence of the sun.
(b) The presence of the moon.
(c) The presence of the sun.
(d) The absence of the moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was introduced to cause Hawaii's sugar production to increase dramatically?

2. What was Twain's opinion of the hotel that was located near the crater in chapter 25?

3. What formed the stump that was considered a monument to Captain Cook?

4. What animal's constant noise was annoying to Twain on his way to Hawaii in chapter 18?

5. Which food was Twain fed on the schooner during his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Twain interview about the tragic circumstances of the Hornet, how long was the crew lost at sea, and how many survivors were there?

2. How long did it take the Hornet to burn and what did the crew do as it was burning?

3. Why was the native riding in a canoe after Twain and the Emeline left the shore in chapter 24?

4. How did Twain describe the mausoleum he visited in chapter 17?

5. What did the crew of the Hornet do for food and water while sailing on the Pacific after their ship had burned?

6. What was Twain's visit of Waiohinu like in chapter 24?

7. How was Captain Cook murdered?

8. What reaction did Paulet have to Charlton's situation?

9. What caused the Hornet to burn in the first place?

10. Which story was told about General Van Valkenburgh in the postscript of chapter 17?

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