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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Twain describe the Hotel American in chapter 5?
(a) It was far more comfortable than he anticipated.
(b) It was far less comfortable than he anticipated.
(c) It was slightly less comfortable than he anticipated.
(d) It was just as he anticipated.

2. Out of the several hundred greeters Twain described, how many were "half-naked"?
(a) None of them.
(b) All of them.
(c) Half of them.
(d) Most of them.

3. What did Twain think the bones were from at the burial site in chapter 7?
(a) He did not know.
(b) Tourists.
(c) A battleground.
(d) Plague victims.

4. How long was Twain on the island of Hawaii when he wrote the letter in chapter 3?
(a) One month.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) Two hours.

5. Which description did Twain use for the islands that the men at the Saturday market were from?
(a) The cloudy isles.
(b) The rainy isles.
(c) The windy isles.
(d) The sunny isles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What differences in Honolulu and San Francisco did Twain observe in chapter 4?

3. What did Twain write about the Hawaiian horse traders in chapter 6?

4. How did Twain react to the American song selections of the Hawaiians?

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

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