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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the steamer that Twain took to Hawaii?
(a) Alaskan.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Ajax.
(d) Enterprise.

2. How was Twain's horseback journey described in chapter 7?
(a) Uncomfortable and long.
(b) Short and uncomfortable.
(c) Comfortable, but long.
(d) Short and comfortable.

3. Urging America to develop more steamers in chapter 3, how long did Twain say it would be before China released a smaller steamer?
(a) A month.
(b) Two months.
(c) A year.
(d) Two years.

4. How long after Paulet built the monument to Cook did Rear Admiral Thomas arrive to set things straight?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

5. How were the efforts of Twain and Mr. Brown to collect coconuts described in chapter 20?
(a) Frustrating.
(b) Inventive.
(c) Comical.
(d) Impulsive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain respond to the drum playing that took place for the audience of the ceremony for the princess?

2. How many days had passed before the captain of the Hornet ordered the lifeboats to be separated in order to increase their chances of being spotted?

3. What technology did San Francisco have that Twain thought would be an advantage in whaling?

4. What effect did the delayed harvest of plants in Hawaii have on the product they produced?

5. What animal was roasted and offered to Kamehameha's corpse?

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