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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which description did Twain use for the islands that the men at the Saturday market were from?
(a) The cloudy isles.
(b) The windy isles.
(c) The rainy isles.
(d) The sunny isles.

2. What cargo was aboard the Hornet when it first departed?
(a) Kerosene, iron, and three engines.
(b) Kerosene and three engines.
(c) Kerosene and iron.
(d) Iron and three engines.

3. In Twain's opinion, what would have happened to Honolulu without whaling?
(a) He did not give his opinion.
(b) It would have struggled.
(c) It would have been the same.
(d) It would have withered away.

4. How long did it take the steamer to reach Hawaii?
(a) Just over ten days.
(b) Just under two weeks.
(c) Just under ten days.
(d) Just over two weeks.

5. Which aspects of the ceremony caused Twain to write about it as a spectacle in chapter 17?
(a) Music, wailing, and crafts.
(b) Bright colors, music, and crafts.
(c) Bright colors, music, and wailing.
(d) Bright colors, music, wailing, and crafts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition was Twain in after his trip to Hawaii, while writing his letter in chapter 14?

2. As an example of the lack of the Hawaiian legislative etiquette, what activities did Twain observe being done in the hallways?

3. What did the crew of the burned Hornet eat once the rations of food ran out?

4. What caused Twain to marvel at Hawaii's state in chapter 6?

5. Out of the several hundred greeters Twain described, how many were "half-naked"?

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