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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. Which word best represents Twain's opinion of the hula dance that was performed at the funeral rite for the princess?

2. Which one of the following happened on the eighth day that the Hornet's crew was drifting on the water?

3. How were the provisions divided amongst the crew after the Hornet was burned?

4. What formed the stump that was considered a monument to Captain Cook?

5. How did Twain react to Kailua?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Twain's visit of Waiohinu like in chapter 24?

2. What did the crew of the Hornet do for food and water while sailing on the Pacific after their ship had burned?

3. What was Mr. Brown trying to steal in chapter 20?

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

5. How was Captain Mitchell instrumental in keeping his crew alive?

6. Why was the attempt by Twain and Mr. Brown to get food in chapter 20 humorous?

7. What was Kamehameha's funeral like, and when did it take place?

8. Which advantages did Hawaii have in producing sugar?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the tale of Charlton and Paulet, based on the accounts that Twain provided in his letters, including why Twain chose to write about them, the points that he made in describing the events that took place, and what they represented for the island of Hawaii.

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