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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition was Twain in after his trip to Hawaii, while writing his letter in chapter 14?
(a) Excited.
(b) Tired.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Sick.

2. How did Twain compare the government prison he visited to its American counterparts?
(a) It was cleaner.
(b) It was bigger.
(c) It was smaller.
(d) It was not as clean.

3. According to Twain's observation, what was Minister Harris's platform built on?
(a) Showmanship and pretense.
(b) Neither showmanship nor pretense.
(c) Pretense with no showmanship.
(d) Showmanship with no pretense.

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

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

6. Who did Twain think deserved more respect from the people of San Francisco in chapter 10?
(a) Whaling investors.
(b) Whaling captains.
(c) Whaling first mates.
(d) Whaling sailors.

7. In chapter 3, how much did Twain state that Hawaii paid in customs alone?
(a) One million dollars per year.
(b) One and a half million dollars per year.
(c) A half million dollars per year.
(d) A quarter million dollars per year.

8. How long did Twain say it would be before he was able to write again at the end of his letter in chapter 12?
(a) Two or three weeks.
(b) Five or six days.
(c) Two or three days.
(d) Five or six weeks.

9. What technology did San Francisco have that Twain thought would be an advantage in whaling?
(a) The technology to track the vessels at sea.
(b) The technology to facilitate the communication between client vessels and investors.
(c) The technology to locate whales from miles away.
(d) The technology to track whales at all times.

10. What products did Twain consider the profits of in chapter 10?
(a) Whalebone and whale meat.
(b) Oil, whalebone, and whale meat.
(c) Oil and whale meat.
(d) Oil and whalebone.

11. What differences in Honolulu and San Francisco did Twain observe in chapter 4?
(a) Fragrant plants, culture, and unpredictable weather.
(b) Fragrant plants and culture.
(c) Unpredictable weather and culture.
(d) Fragrant plants and unpredictable weather.

12. Who did Twain give credit for taming the market?
(a) The church, but not the government.
(b) The government, but not the church.
(c) The church and government.
(d) Neither the church nor the government.

13. What caused Twain to marvel at Hawaii's state in chapter 6?
(a) A statue.
(b) Hawaii's barbaric past.
(c) A river.
(d) Hawaii's people.

14. Where was Twain observing the lovely scenery at the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Hanauma Bay.
(b) Coconut Island.
(c) Nuuanu Valley.
(d) Kaena Point.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the practice of "pulling" that Twain wrote against in chapter 10?

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

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

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