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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. In 1942, when Hoxworth Hale tours the South Pacific in search of good sites for airstrips, where do his travels take him?
(a) All of the given answers.
(b) Pago Pago.
(c) Bora Bora.
(d) Tahiti.

2. What is the name of the newest god and the island of the gods?
(a) Havaiki.
(b) Oro.
(c) Tane.
(d) Pere.

3. How many letters are there in Hawaiian alphabet?
(a) Fifty-seven.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Six.

4. What are the Seven Little Eyes?
(a) Stars.
(b) Followers of the high priest.
(c) A chain of islands.
(d) Ships.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jesus and Mohammed were alive, what stage were the islands at?

2. What body of water serves as the setting for the opening section?

3. What is one reason that the sailors sail back to their original island during Chapter 2?

4. Why do Japanese men in Hawaii want to join the U.S. military in 1942?

5. In Chapter 3, what subject does Abner Hale study at Yale University?

(see the answer key)

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