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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 card game did Twain play with the sailors in chapter 2?

2. What publication did Twain write his Letters from Hawaii for?

3. Who did Twain think deserved more respect from the people of San Francisco in chapter 10?

4. What products did Twain consider the profits of in chapter 10?

5. How much money could San Francisco have made by diverting the whaling to its own harbor, according to Twain's estimations in chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Bungalow and what did Twain think of its restoration process?

2. How did Twain write about Princess Victoria's life in chapter 14?

3. How was the Saturday market in the past, and what changed it to become more civilized and developed?

4. What did Twain write about the officers and workers on the Ajax in chapter 3?

5. What did Twain think of the government orison that he visited earlier, as he explains in chapter 8?

6. What did Twain notice about Honolulu in chapter 4?

7. What did Twain write about the horse trading that took place in Hawaii in chapter 6?

8. How did Twain board the Ajax in chapter 1, and what caused passengers to become sick?

9. How did Twain's theory about an ancient burial ground differ from its legend in chapter 7?

10. What took place during the weeks that Princess Victoria's remains lay in state?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the tragic story of the Hornet as it was presented in Twain's letter. Include Twain's main source of information, the events that caused the Hornet to catch fire, the obstacles that the crew faced on the Pacific, the integral part that the Captain had in their survival, and how the survivors were ultimately guided to the Hawaiian shore.

Essay Topic 2

Princess Victoria's death caused an uproar within the Hawaiian political system while Twain was visiting the island.

1) Explain the details about Princess Victoria's life and its importance based on the information that Twain provided in his letter.

2) Describe how the island reacted to Princess Victoria's death and why.

3) Analyze the two options for the throne that Twain wrote about.

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Brown was Twain's traveling companion during his trip to Hawaii and gave him a chance to express more than one view about topics in his letters.

1) Describe Mr. Brown's personality and the main differences between his characteristics and Twain's characteristics.

2) Explain three examples of how Mr. Brown and Twain disagreed about a particular topic.

3) Analyze whether or not you think that Mr. Brown was a fictional character and how he allowed Twain to distance himself from the text in certain cases.

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