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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. What god does the island king silently accept, at the temple ceremony?
(a) Oro.
(b) Havaiki.
(c) Pere.
(d) Tane.

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

3. What advice does 94-year-old Char Nyuk Tsin give to her grandson, Hong Kong Kee, after the events of December 7, 1941?
(a) To buy all the land they can.
(b) None of the given answers.
(c) To do no more buying and selling until events calm down.
(d) To sell all the land they can.

4. What is objectionable about the Cayenne pineapples introduced by Schilling?
(a) All of the given answers.
(b) They have trouble absorbing iron from the soil.
(c) They are susceptible to mealy bugs.
(d) They grow too big for the cans.

5. What other crop does Whip Hoxworth introduce to Hawaii?
(a) Ginger flowers.
(b) All of the given answers.
(c) Malaysian orange trees.
(d) Brazilian coffee beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many letters are there in Hawaiian alphabet?

2. How far below the surface did fissures form?

3. After three years in Hawaii, what task is Abner still trying to complete?

4. When Whip Hoxworth dies in 1927, who is his chief heir?

5. What happens on December 7, 1941, the day after the committee visits Kamejiro's house?

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