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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. Who is Hokea?

2. Where is Kenji originally from?

3. What is the name of the ship that Rachel takes to visit Ruth?

4. Where does Sister Catherine go for vacation in Chapter 17?

5. What is Lawrence McCully Judd's position in 1931?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the patients at the Leprosy Investigation Station leave one by one?

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

3. What causes Francine's death?

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

5. What event seems to aggravate Crossen's anger in Chapter 19? On the night that Kenji dies, why did he go over to Crossen's home?

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

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

8. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel fear about being released from the settlement?

9. What did Rachel do in the last twenty years of her life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Rachel's time at Kalihi and Bishop Home. Why is she sent to these two places? What does she encounter when she first arrives in Kalihi? Describe her emotions in Kalihi. How does she feel about living at Bishop Home when she first arrives? What other characters live there? How do they impact Rachel's life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of historical fiction. What are the elements of this genre? Why is "Moloka'i " an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "Moloka'i"?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the characters Sister Catherine and Haleola . What does the reader learn of their pasts and family lives? What are their defining characteristics? Describe their relationships with Rachel. What comparisons can be made between these two characters?

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