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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. According to Twain's letter in chapter 17, why was Staley not allowed to officiate the funeral ceremonies for the princess?
(a) Staley was not present.
(b) The princess was not a member of the Reformed Catholic Church.
(c) There was no officiating of the ceremony.
(d) Staley refused to officiate.

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

3. Which one of the following happened on the eighth day that the Hornet's crew was drifting on the water?
(a) The men began saying prayers.
(b) The rations were halved.
(c) The men began singing songs.
(d) A dolphin was caught.

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

5. What ocean was the crew of the Hornet drifting on after their ship was burned?
(a) Indian.
(b) Arctic.
(c) Atlantic.
(d) Pacific.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped Liholiho defy the rules of men and women dining together?

2. How did Twain react to Kailua?

3. What was the site of Captain Cook's murder?

4. What did a dozen women begin doing as the rite for the princess started?

5. As Twain reports in chapter 15, how long was the crew of the burned clipper ship, the Hornet, adrift at sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fruit surprised Twain in Kona and why?

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

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

4. How did the survivors of the Hornet reach the shore of Hawaii?

5. Why did Twain's disappointment of the crater of Kilauea change in chapter 25?

6. Why was the attempt by Twain and Mr. Brown to get food in chapter 20 humorous?

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

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

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

10. What was Kamehameha's funeral like, and when did it take place?

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