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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 did Twain respond to Mr. Brown's criticism of his omission of Hawaii's negative aspects?
(a) He dismissed them as trifles not worh mentioning.
(b) He expressed his plans to discuss them in fuiture letters.
(c) He claimed that he never observed the negative aspects of Hawaii.
(d) He wrote about Mr. Brown's pessimism.
2. In chapter 5, what categories did Twain put the people on the island into?
(a) Only ship captains or whalers.
(b) Ship captains, missionaries, whalers, or part of the government.
(c) Only ship captains, whalers, or part of the government.
(d) Only whalers or missionaries.
3. How did Twain characterize his horse in chapter 8?
(a) Much better.
(b) Slightly worse.
(c) Slighlty better.
(d) Much worse.
4. Which one of the following words was used by Twain to describe Minister Harris?
(a) Know-it-all.
(b) Blowhard.
(c) Windbag.
(d) Braggart.
5. Where was Twain during a lapse in his correspondence, as he explained in chapter 12?
(a) Kahoolawe.
(b) Oahu.
(c) Lanai.
(d) Maui.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of clothing did the women wear at the Saturday market in chapter 8?
2. How long was Twain on the island of Hawaii when he wrote the letter in chapter 3?
3. What did Twain say was jumbled together in the Hawaiian legislature?
4. When did Twain arrive at Hawaii?
5. In Twain's opinion, what would have happened to Honolulu without whaling?
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