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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which fruit's quality surprised Twain in Kona in chapter 19?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Canteloupes.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Nectarines.

2. Out of the several hundred greeters Twain described, how many were "half-naked"?
(a) Most of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) All of them.
(d) Half of them.

3. How were the provisions divided amongst the crew after the Hornet was burned?
(a) They were stored on the captain's lifeboat and rationed.
(b) Between two life boats.
(c) Between three life boats.
(d) They were stored on the first mate's lifeboat and rationed.

4. How many feet above the valley was the lava that the tooth was found in by the general?
(a) Seven hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Four hundred.

5. Which animal was Honolulu overrun with in all different shapes and sizes?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain write about the Hawaiian horse traders in chapter 6?

2. What was Twain's opinion of the efforts to restore the palace in chapter 11?

3. What did Twain write was even prettier than the sunset in Pari in chapter 11?

4. What did a dozen women begin doing as the rite for the princess started?

5. How long was Twain's trip to the island of Hawaii that he references in chapter 14?

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