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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the steamer that Twain took to Hawaii?
(a) Alaskan.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Enterprise.
(d) Ajax.

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

3. Which one of the following was not included in Twain's reasoning for why San Francisco should pursue the whaling market in chapter 10?
(a) It had a more stable economy.
(b) It was closer to the whaling lines.
(c) It had the capacity to build more ships.
(d) It could insure sailors directly.

4. Who did Twain give credit for taming the market?
(a) The church, but not the government.
(b) The government, but not the church.
(c) The church and government.
(d) Neither the church nor the government.

5. What confession by Twain begins the letter in chapter 3?
(a) He had not seen enough of Hawaii to speak of it with confidence.
(b) He had seen enough of Hawaii and is ready to leave.
(c) He did not know his way around the island.
(d) He did not understand what the people on the island were talking about.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 3, how much did Twain state that Hawaii paid in customs alone?

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

3. What caused an attractive young woman to think that Twain was drunk in chapter 7?

4. How does Twain describe the way Hawaiians sung versions of American tunes?

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

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