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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, From the Starving Village.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abner preach the first Sunday service on the voyage to Hawaii?
(a) He was tricked into preaching.
(b) He bribed the captain to let him preach first.
(c) He is the only missionary who isn't seasick.
(d) He is the oldest missionary.

2. What is trapped in the rocks because of how they are formed?
(a) Oil.
(b) Water.
(c) Uranium.
(d) Diamonds.

3. What god do the island king and his people worship, to the high priest's displeasure?
(a) Bast.
(b) Havaiki.
(c) Tane.
(d) Oro.

4. After Jerusha dies, what happens to her children?
(a) They go to boarding school in Honolulu.
(b) They become ill and die.
(c) They go to live with relatives in America.
(d) They all become missionaries.

5. What body of water serves as the setting for the opening section?
(a) The Arctic Ocean.
(b) The Atlantic Ocean.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) The Indian Ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Char Nyuk Tsin make to her husband, Mun Ki, at the Molokai leper colony?

2. What time span is covered in Chapter 1?

3. Who is Kelolo?

4. Who or what is Wait-for-the-West-Wind?

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

(see the answer key)

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