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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Twain warn about the wash woman's use of rocks?
(a) It can ruin shirt buttons.
(b) It can put holes in a shirt.
(c) It can remove a shirt's collar.
(d) It can discolor a shirt.

3. As Twain recalls in chapter 1, who boarded the ship in a drunken state?
(a) Twain's fellow passengers, but not him.
(b) Twain and his fellow passengers.
(c) Twain, but not his fellow passengers.
(d) Neither Twain nor his fellow passengers.

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

5. How long had Twain gone unshaven when he visited a barber in chapter 4?
(a) Ten days.
(b) One week.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain respond to Mr. Brown's criticism of his omission of Hawaii's negative aspects?

2. How did Twain consider the king's income to be for the lifestyle he indulged in?

3. Where did Twain ride in a buggy to after staying too long at the government prison in chapter 6?

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

5. How long did Twain say it would be before he was able to write again at the end of his letter in chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long was Twain on the island of Hawaii when he wrote the letter in chapter 3, and why did he not give his opinion of the island yet?

2. Which elements of the Saturday market did Twain describe in chapter 8?

3. What did Twain notice about Honolulu in chapter 4?

4. How were Twain and the Ajax welcomed to Hawaii in chapter 4?

5. What benefits did Twain think steam ships had?

6. Which things did Twain recommend in order for San Francisco to take full advantage of the profits from whaling?

7. What was the point of Twain's story about Mrs. Jollopson in chapter 9?

8. How important did Twain think that Pacific whaling was for Honolulu, and what did he think would happen to the trade?

9. What was the Bungalow and what did Twain think of its restoration process?

10. What was the scenery like for Twain when he traveled through Nuuanu Valley and Kalihi Valley in chapter 11?

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