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

2. What extra food did the captain make for Twain during his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) Bread.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Muffins.
(d) Soup.

3. Based on the updated information Twain provides in chapter 15, how many survivors were there of the burned clipper ship, the Hornet?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eleven.

4. How long was the crater that Twain saw in chapter 25?
(a) About one mile across.
(b) About four miles across.
(c) About three miles across.
(d) About two miles across.

5. How did Twain describe the murder of Captain Cook in chapter 19?
(a) Unsolved.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Unjustifiable.
(d) Justifiable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Included in the postscript of chapter 17, how did General Van Valkenburgh find a human tooth in a wall of lava?

2. Which one of the following was not included in the reasons why Twain thought a Hawaiian sugar monopoly was possible?

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

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

5. Why did Hawaii cede the islands to Paulet after his demands were made?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Mr. Brown trying to steal in chapter 20?

2. How was Captain Mitchell instrumental in keeping his crew alive?

3. How did Twain display his awareness of the responsibility he had as a journalist when he wrote about his voyage on the Boomerang?

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

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

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

7. Who was Charlton and why was he sued in Hawaiian courts?

8. What was the schooner, the Boomerang, like and why did Twain have difficulty sleeping on his voyage?

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

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

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