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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 did a dozen women begin doing as the rite for the princess started?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Dance.
(c) Wail.
(d) Leave.
2. How long before the arrival of the missionaries was Kamehameha's funeral?
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.
3. What did Twain and Mr. Brown eventually do in order to secure food while waiting for their schooner in chapter 20?
(a) They started looking for food on the ground instead of in a tree.
(b) They began climbing shorter trees.
(c) They built a ladder to climb the tree.
(d) They hired a native to climb the tree for them.
4. How many natives did Twain watch prepare for the ceremonies in chapter 16?
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Dozens.
5. What extra food did the captain make for Twain during his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) Soup.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Bread.
(d) Muffins.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long had the Kona volcano been dormant when Twain visited it in chapter 19?
2. Which part of Dr. Hutchinson's house did Twain watch the final performances of the ceremonies for the princess?
3. As Twain recalled in chapter 17, why were the remains of chiefs thrown into volcanoes?
4. What was Twain's opinion of the hotel that was located near the crater in chapter 25?
5. How did Twain describe the murder of Captain Cook in chapter 19?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Twain watch the ceremony for Princess Victoria in chapter 16, and how did the natives prepare for it?
2. How long did it take the Hornet to burn and what did the crew do as it was burning?
3. How was Captain Cook murdered?
4. What fruit surprised Twain in Kona and why?
5. How was Captain Mitchell instrumental in keeping his crew alive?
6. What was the schooner, the Boomerang, like and why did Twain have difficulty sleeping on his voyage?
7. Why was the native riding in a canoe after Twain and the Emeline left the shore in chapter 24?
8. Why did Twain's disappointment of the crater of Kilauea change in chapter 25?
9. What did the crew of the Hornet do for food and water while sailing on the Pacific after their ship had burned?
10. What was Twain's view from the deck of the Boomerang in chapter 18, and how was it interrupted?
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