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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. How does Malama, the royal Anii-Nui, treat the missionaries when they arrive in Hawaii?
(a) She asks them to teach her to read and write English.
(b) She decides to dress like the missionaries.
(c) All of the given answers.
(d) She greets them warmly.

2. What happens in Honolulu's Chinatown in November of 1899?
(a) A huge fire.
(b) All of the given answers.
(c) A riot.
(d) An outbreak of plague.

3. Who or what is Wait-for-the-West-Wind?
(a) A ship.
(b) A village.
(c) A girl.
(d) A god.

4. What announcement does Jerusha make when she reaches Hawaii?
(a) She is allergic to coconuts.
(b) She wants to be an actress.
(c) She is going blind.
(d) She is pregnant.

5. What does Keoki tell Abner about the rocks in Malama's garden?
(a) All of the given answers.
(b) They are grave markers.
(c) They are family gods.
(d) They are souvenirs of Malama's travels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes lava rock to decompose?

2. What god does the island king silently accept, at the temple ceremony?

3. When a slave woman weeps because her husband is going to be sacrificed, what happens?

4. What else does the island king plan to take along on the escape voyage?

5. How many miles does the group have to sail to reach their new home?

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