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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject did Twain choose to write about instead of Pacific whaling traffic in chapter 9?
(a) The slang and vernacular of island whalers.
(b) The implications of hula dancing.
(c) The natives' lack of education.
(d) The high crime rate in Hawaii.

2. What caused an attractive young woman to think that Twain was drunk in chapter 7?
(a) His horse riding.
(b) His speech.
(c) His jokes.
(d) His walk.

3. What animals were included in the livestock that passengers teased in chapter 2?
(a) A bull, sheep, and a pig.
(b) An ox, chicken, and a pig.
(c) A bull, chicken, and a pig.
(d) An ox, sheep, and a pig.

4. In chapter 5, what categories did Twain put the people on the island into?
(a) Only whalers or missionaries.
(b) Ship captains, missionaries, whalers, or part of the government.
(c) Only ship captains, whalers, or part of the government.
(d) Only ship captains or whalers.

5. How did Twain compare the government prison he visited to its American counterparts?
(a) It was bigger.
(b) It was smaller.
(c) It was not as clean.
(d) It was cleaner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the risk of a person bringing their own liquor from America to Hawaii?

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

3. How did Twain characterize his horse in chapter 8?

4. What ailment did Twain suffer as he went below below deck in chapter 1?

5. Which animal was Honolulu overrun with in all different shapes and sizes?

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