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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the risk of a person bringing their own liquor from America to Hawaii?
(a) Exile.
(b) Confiscation, imprisonment, and exile.
(c) Confiscation.
(d) Imprisonment.

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

3. Where was the fauna that Twain mentioned in chapter 11?
(a) Near a carved rock.
(b) Near a mountain stream.
(c) In a tropical forest.
(d) In a mysterious cave.

4. How long was Twain on the island of Hawaii when he wrote the letter in chapter 3?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two days.

5. According to Twain's letter in chapter 2, how many months out of the year is the Pacific peaceful?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

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

7. What was Twain's opinion of the efforts to restore the palace in chapter 11?
(a) He thought it was a lost cause.
(b) He thought it should have been done a long time ago.
(c) He thought it was a worthwhile cause.
(d) He thought it could only be done under the right circumstances.

8. How much money could San Francisco have made by diverting the whaling to its own harbor, according to Twain's estimations in chapter 10?
(a) Several hundred thousand dollars per year.
(b) Several hundred thousand dollars per month.
(c) A few hundred thousand dollars per month.
(d) A few hundred thousand dollars per year.

9. What type of Americans did Twain notice coming and going from Hawaii while writing his letter in chapter 14?
(a) Low profile.
(b) High profile.
(c) Neither high nor low profile.
(d) High and low profile.

10. Where was the group inadvertently trapped by the tour guide in chapter 7?
(a) In a cave.
(b) Between precipices.
(c) On a mountain.
(d) On the water.

11. As an example of the lack of the Hawaiian legislative etiquette, what activities did Twain observe being done in the hallways?
(a) Eating, lounging, and yelling.
(b) Sleeping, lounging, and yelling.
(c) Eating, sleeping, and yelling.
(d) Eating sleeping, and lounging.

12. Why did Twain not enjoy the taste of poi?
(a) It did not have enough flavor.
(b) It was too sweet.
(c) It was too sour.
(d) It had too much flavor.

13. What confounded Twain about the sailors in chapter 2?
(a) Their strange vernacular.
(b) Their strange eating habits.
(c) Their odd sense of humor.
(d) Their odd sense of timing.

14. As Twain explained in chapter 8, why did white people remain indoors before the laws were formed in the Saturday market?
(a) They were afraid of being trampled.
(b) They did not know the language of the natives.
(c) They were afraid of being robbed.
(d) They were unfamiliar with the customs of the market.

15. How did Twain react to the American song selections of the Hawaiians?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was impressed.
(c) He was amused.
(d) He was annoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which negative aspects of Hawaii did Mr. Brown think that Twain should have mentioned in chapter 4?

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

3. What publication did Twain write his Letters from Hawaii for?

4. What type of clothing did the women wear at the Saturday market in chapter 8?

5. What subject did Twain choose to write about instead of Pacific whaling traffic in chapter 9?

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