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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. What does Rachel think of Honolulu in Chapter 21?
(a) It is different but beautiful.
(b) It is just the same as she remembered it.
(c) Its natural beauty has been ruined.
(d) It is too noisy.

2. Why does Rachel tell Lani to see a doctor?
(a) Lani steps on a shard of glass.
(b) Rachel thinks Lani is pregnant.
(c) Rachel thinks Lani has tumors.
(d) Lani's leprosy symptoms are worstening.

3. What illness does Henry mistake for leprosy in Chapter 15?
(a) Gout.
(b) Eczema.
(c) Shingles.
(d) Measles.

4. Why do Rachel and others go to the highest point on the Kalaupapa Peninsula?
(a) To glimpse the regatta in Honolulu harbor.
(b) To watch the planes flying over Honolulu.
(c) To see the smoke from the fires on Oahu.
(d) To see Hawaii's first Fourth of July fireworks display.

5. What does a nun give Rachel in Chapter 22?
(a) A telephone number for Mother Marianne.
(b) A letter from Ruth's adopted family.
(c) An invitation to a Christmas party.
(d) A crucifix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rachel do a lot of in her last twenty years?

2. Rachel submits an application to get a copy of __________________ in Chapter 21.

3. What is Kenji's job?

4. Where is Kenji originally from?

5. How does Ruth react when she finds out that Rachel had leprosy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Henry delighted when he becomes ill in Chapter 15?

2. In Chapter 21, what does Rachel discover about the stories her father told her about her family for many years?

3. In what year does the Endnote take place? Why have Ruth and her daughter travelled to Kalaupapa?

4. What causes Francine's death?

5. How does Crossen think he got leprosy? Who is he full of hate for as a result?

6. What is Lani excited to show Rachel in Chapter 15?

7. Why did Kenji send money to his family for many years? What made him stop?

8. Why did Crossen choose to be sent to the leprosarium at Kalaupapa instead of Carville?

9. What does Rachel think when she sees Honolulu for the first time in more than fifty years?

10. Where does Rachel volunteer to go after her leprosy test comes back positive in Chapter 14?

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