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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sailors did Twain write were rescued after being at sea in chapter 14?
(a) Twenty four.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty one.
(d) Fourteen.

2. What words did Twain use to describe Prince William in chapter 14?
(a) Sensible, but a heavy drinker.
(b) Unassuming and a light drinker.
(c) Sensible and a light drinker.
(d) Unassuming and a heavy drinker.

3. What technology did San Francisco have that Twain thought would be an advantage in whaling?
(a) The technology to locate whales from miles away.
(b) The technology to track the vessels at sea.
(c) The technology to track whales at all times.
(d) The technology to facilitate the communication between client vessels and investors.

4. What caused Twain to marvel at Hawaii's state in chapter 6?
(a) A river.
(b) Hawaii's barbaric past.
(c) Hawaii's people.
(d) A statue.

5. Why was Twain disgusted by the idea of sharing a meal with anyone in Hawaii?
(a) The natives did not look very clean.
(b) He preferred to eat alone.
(c) The meal portions were very small.
(d) He had a large appetite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain say was jumbled together in the Hawaiian legislature?

2. In chapter 5, what categories did Twain put the people on the island into?

3. As Twain recalls in chapter 1, who boarded the ship in a drunken state?

4. How did Twain describe the Hotel American in chapter 5?

5. What differences in Honolulu and San Francisco did Twain observe in chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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