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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, From the Inland Sea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the voyage from New England to Hawaii, how many people must share each small cabin?
(a) Two.
(b) Each person has their own private cabin.
(c) Eight.
(d) A dozen.

2. When Abner's oldest son married Noelani's daughter, how does Abner react?
(a) He burns down their new house.
(b) He welcomes her into the family.
(c) He confesses that he wanted to marry her, himself.
(d) He is rude to her and calls her a heathen.

3. How do the other missionaries on the voyage to Hawaii feel about Abner?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They worhsip him.
(c) They laugh at him.
(d) They look to him for guidance.

4. What good omen appears during the voyage?
(a) A new star.
(b) Another ship.
(c) A flying fish.
(d) A mermaid.

5. When a slave woman weeps because her husband is going to be sacrificed, what happens?
(a) She is rewarded.
(b) She is laughed at.
(c) She is killed.
(d) Her husband is spared.

Short Answer Questions

1. After 13 years in Hawaii, Kamejiro and his friend Ishii-san both send away to Japan for a bride. What happens when the two young women arrive?

2. What happens after Abner delivers Urania Hewlett's baby?

3. What god do the island king and his people worship, to the high priest's displeasure?

4. Mark Whipple (West Point graduate and grandson of Dr. John Whipple) is resented by members of the Chinese community. Why?

5. What happens to Hashimoto (a friend of Kamejiro's) after he marries a Hawaiian girl?

(see the answer key)

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