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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What phrase does Twain use to describe the Saturday market in chapter 8?
2. How was Twain's horseback journey described in chapter 7?
3. How did Twain characterize his horse in chapter 8?
4. Out of the several hundred greeters Twain described, how many were "half-naked"?
5. What caused an attractive young woman to think that Twain was drunk in chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Mr. Brown, and what was his objection to Twain's depiction of Hawaii in chapter 4?
2. How did Twain board the Ajax in chapter 1, and what caused passengers to become sick?
3. Which animals were aboard the Ajax, and how was one of them named?
4. What did Twain think of the government orison that he visited earlier, as he explains in chapter 8?
5. What proof did Twain use in chapter 14 to prove Mr. Staley wrong?
6. What did Twain notice about Honolulu in chapter 4?
7. What was the Bungalow and what did Twain think of its restoration process?
8. What was Twain's objection to the naming of the Pacific Ocean in chapter 2?
9. Why did Twain think that the Hawaiian legislature was disorderly in chapter 13?
10. How was the Hawaiian legislature comprised?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pacific whaling was a serious issue that Twain wrote about in his letters from Hawaii.
1) Describe the benefits of Pacific whaling that Twain included in his letters.
2) Explain why Twain thought that San Francisco should actively pursue whaling on a larger scale.
3) Describe the steps that needed to be taken in Twain's opinion for whaling to be the most effective.
4) Analyze the humorous story that Twain wrote about in order to delay his discussion of Pacific whaling.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the problems that Twain had with horseback riding in Hawaii, using examples from his letters to support your analysis. Also, explain Twain's warning against Hawaiian horse traders and one of the stories he told about a person who was taken advantage by them
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Hawaii's sugar production using all of Twain's information, estimations, and calculations. In addition, provide a description of the local sugar refinery that Twain visited, the reasons behind Twain's predictions, and a comparison of Hawaiian sugar production and American sugar production.
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