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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 Twain observe when he was on the deck in chapter 18?
(a) A falling star.
(b) A distant island.
(c) The moonlit sea.
(d) The brightened sky.

2. What were the women that Twain saw by the temple wearing in chapter 21?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Beads and skirts.
(d) Nothing.

3. What was Twain's opinion of the hotel that was located near the crater in chapter 25?
(a) He did not recommend it.
(b) He barely recommended it.
(c) He highly recommended it.
(d) He did not have an opinion about it.

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

5. When did the survivors of the Hornet finally reach Hawaii?
(a) July 15.
(b) June 25.
(c) July 25.
(d) June 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain respond to the drum playing that took place for the audience of the ceremony for the princess?

2. Based on the updated information Twain provides in chapter 15, how many survivors were there of the burned clipper ship, the Hornet?

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

4. What extra food did the captain make for Twain during his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Twain and Mr. Brown see at the city of refuge in chapter 22?

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

6. What fruit surprised Twain in Kona and why?

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

8. Which parts of the princess's ceremony were not appreciated by Twain?

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

10. Which advantages did Hawaii have in producing sugar?

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