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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
(a) Vespucci.
(b) Balboa.
(c) Pizarro.
(d) Columbus.

2. How long had Twain gone unshaven when he visited a barber in chapter 4?
(a) One week.
(b) Five days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Two weeks.

3. 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 or whalers.
(d) Only ship captains, whalers, or part of the government.

4. Which name was given to the pig aboard the steamer that was eventually converted into pork chops?
(a) Porky.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Bob.
(d) Larry.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long did it take the steamer to reach Hawaii?

4. Which Hawaiian islands were sighted first by Twain in chapter 4?

5. What confession by Twain begins the letter in chapter 3?

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