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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Twain wrote in chapter 22, how many corners did the raft that Lono used to depart the islands have?
(a) None, it was round.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

2. Which one of the following words was used by Twain to describe Minister Harris?
(a) Windbag.
(b) Know-it-all.
(c) Blowhard.
(d) Braggart.

3. What position did Twain's principal interview subject, John S. Thomas, have aboard the Hornet?
(a) Third Mate.
(b) Second Mate.
(c) First Mate.
(d) Sailor.

4. Which one of the following happened on the eighth day that the Hornet's crew was drifting on the water?
(a) The rations were halved.
(b) A dolphin was caught.
(c) The men began saying prayers.
(d) The men began singing songs.

5. What does Twain warn about the wash woman's use of rocks?
(a) It can put holes in a shirt.
(b) It can remove a shirt's collar.
(c) It can ruin shirt buttons.
(d) It can discolor a shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the practice of "pulling" that Twain wrote against in chapter 10?

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

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

4. Where did Twain ride in a buggy to after staying too long at the government prison in chapter 6?

5. How was Twain's horseback journey described in chapter 7?

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