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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Twain arrive at Hawaii?
(a) Saturday evening.
(b) Sunday evening.
(c) Saturday morning.
(d) Sunday morning.

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

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

4. Which negative aspects of Hawaii did Mr. Brown think that Twain should have mentioned in chapter 4?
(a) Heat and rain.
(b) Rain and insects.
(c) Heat, rain, and insects.
(d) Heat and insects.

5. 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 could insure sailors directly.
(b) It had the capacity to build more ships.
(c) It was closer to the whaling lines.
(d) It had a more stable economy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Twain's horse do once it realized that the group was heading for home in chapter 7?

3. How was Twain's horseback journey described in chapter 7?

4. What words did Twain use to describe Prince William in chapter 14?

5. Which animal was Honolulu overrun with in all different shapes and sizes?

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