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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state did the Hornet leave on January 15?

2. What was introduced to cause Hawaii's sugar production to increase dramatically?

3. According to Twain, how did the chiefs mourn Kamehameha's passing?

4. How was the sugar refinery that Twain visited in chapter 23 powered?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the Hornet to burn in the first place?

2. When did Twain view the volcano of Kilauea and how was it transformed?

3. How was Captain Cook murdered?

4. What was the schooner, the Boomerang, like and why did Twain have difficulty sleeping on his voyage?

5. Why did Twain's disappointment of the crater of Kilauea change in chapter 25?

6. How did the survivors of the Hornet reach the shore of Hawaii?

7. What fruit surprised Twain in Kona and why?

8. Which parts of the princess's ceremony were not appreciated by Twain?

9. How was Captain Cook's monument described by Twain in chapter 20?

10. Where did Twain watch the ceremony for Princess Victoria in chapter 16, and how did the natives prepare for it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Brown was Twain's traveling companion during his trip to Hawaii and gave him a chance to express more than one view about topics in his letters.

1) Describe Mr. Brown's personality and the main differences between his characteristics and Twain's characteristics.

2) Explain three examples of how Mr. Brown and Twain disagreed about a particular topic.

3) Analyze whether or not you think that Mr. Brown was a fictional character and how he allowed Twain to distance himself from the text in certain cases.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Hawaii's sugar production using all of Twain's information, estimations, and calculations. In addition, provide a description of the local sugar refinery that Twain visited, the reasons behind Twain's predictions, and a comparison of Hawaiian sugar production and American sugar production.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the problems that Twain had with horseback riding in Hawaii, using examples from his letters to support your analysis. Also, explain Twain's warning against Hawaiian horse traders and one of the stories he told about a person who was taken advantage by them

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