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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How was Twain's horseback journey described in chapter 7?
(a) Uncomfortable and long.
(b) Comfortable, but long.
(c) Short and uncomfortable.
(d) Short and comfortable.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain react to the American song selections of the Hawaiians?

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

3. Why was Twain disgusted by the idea of sharing a meal with anyone in Hawaii?

4. As Twain explained in chapter 8, why did white people remain indoors before the laws were formed in the Saturday market?

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

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