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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the captain of the schooner respond to Twain's constant complaints during the voyage in chapter 18?
(a) He was patient, but disagreeable.
(b) He was patient and agreeable.
(c) He was impatient and disagreeable.
(d) He was impatient, but agreeable.

2. What is the name of the small schooner that Twain took to visit Hawaii in chapter 18?
(a) Ricochet.
(b) Backlash.
(c) Rebound.
(d) Boomerang.

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

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

5. Which of Jarves's book did Twain quote to prove Mr. Staley wrong in chapter 14?
(a) History of the Sandwich Islands.
(b) Scenes and Scenery in the Sandwich Islands.
(c) The Art-Idea: Part Second of Confessions of an Inquirer.
(d) Art-Hints, Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Twain's letter in chapter 2, how many months out of the year is the Pacific peaceful?

2. How did Honolulu consider the recruitment of its citizens as sailors?

3. Why did Hawaii cede the islands to Paulet after his demands were made?

4. What extra food did the captain make for Twain during his trip to Hawaii in chapter 18?

5. What ocean was the crew of the Hornet drifting on after their ship was burned?

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