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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. When the island submerged, what formed over it?
(a) Clouds.
(b) An arch.
(c) A tide pool.
(d) Ice.

2. After three years in Hawaii, what task is Abner still trying to complete?
(a) The construction of his first church.
(b) Learning to surf.
(c) His sea shell collection.
(d) Translating the Bible into Hawaiian.

3. Who is the volcano goddess?
(a) Oro.
(b) Pele.
(c) Villanova.
(d) Tane.

4. What beneficial things may have reached the island by being caught up in the wind?
(a) Insects.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Maps.

5. How many miles does the group have to sail to reach their new home?
(a) Five miles.
(b) Fifty miles.
(c) Five hundred miles.
(d) Five thousand miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two kinds of animals does the island king plan to take along on the escape voyage to use for meat?

2. How do the other missionaries on the voyage to Hawaii feel about Abner?

3. What two ways does John Whipple plan to serve God?

4. What beneficial object may have reached the island in bird excrement?

5. What best describes the island civilization described in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once an island finally reaches the ocean's surface, is its presence there permanent? Why or why not?

2. What does King Tamatoa plan to do about his conflict with the powerful and dangerous high priest?

3. What happens to the first new village site the king and his followers choose, and is what happens good or bad?

4. The Alii Nui, Malama, dies, and her daughter Neolani becomes the new Alii Nui in her place. What is Malama's dying wish, and do Malama's family members and Abner honor it?

5. Nine years later, Abner is delighted to learn that his oldest son, Micah, is returning to Hawaii as a minister. But when he meets the ship, he learns that Micah has married the daughter of Neolani (and granddaughter of the old Alii-Nui, Malama). How does Abner react to this news?

6. The six-month ocean voyage to Hawaii is a rough test of endurance. How does Abner Hale respond to this challenge?

7. What is Abner's reaction when the crew of a docked whaling ship go on a rampage through the settlement, sacking the homes of Hawaiians and raping their women?

8. In Chapter 1, what natural feature does author James Michener describe as dwarfing all others on Earth, and why?

9. Teroro is King Tamatoa's brother. Is he loyal to the king or loyal to the high priest? How can you tell?

10. When the wife of missionary Abraham Hewlett goes into labor, Abner must deliver the baby. He consults his book on midwifery but won't gather the herbs that the Hawaiian women say that Mrs. Hewlett will need after the birth. What happens as a result?

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