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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take the steamer to reach Hawaii?
(a) Just under ten days.
(b) Just over two weeks.
(c) Just over ten days.
(d) Just under two weeks.

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

3. What confounded Twain about the sailors in chapter 2?
(a) Their strange vernacular.
(b) Their odd sense of humor.
(c) Their odd sense of timing.
(d) Their strange eating habits.

4. As Twain recalls in chapter 1, who boarded the ship in a drunken state?
(a) Twain, but not his fellow passengers.
(b) Twain and his fellow passengers.
(c) Twain's fellow passengers, but not him.
(d) Neither Twain nor his fellow passengers.

5. Which one of the following is not included in Twain's list of a steamer's benefits in chapter 2?
(a) America could populate Hawaii quickly with steamers.
(b) Steamers could handle the rough seas better than other trade ships.
(c) California could make a profit from trading with Hawaii using steamers.
(d) Steamers were inexpensive to build.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Twain respond to Mr. Brown's criticism of his omission of Hawaii's negative aspects?

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

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

5. Which name was given to the pig aboard the steamer that was eventually converted into pork chops?

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