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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, From the Farm of Bitterness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the second chain of islands formed in the southeast, how long was it?
(a) Two hundred miles long.
(b) Two thousand miles long.
(c) Two million miles long.
(d) Two miles long.

2. What threatens to destroy the city of Hilo?
(a) A flock of angry seagulls.
(b) A flow of molten lava.
(c) A native uprising.
(d) A warship from Bora Bora.

3. Why does Abner Hale marry Jerusha Bromley?
(a) To avoid going to jail.
(b) All missionaries are required to marry.
(c) To win a bet.
(d) He falls in love with her.

4. Who is challenging the island king for power?
(a) The high priest.
(b) His brother.
(c) The queen of a nearby island.
(d) His son.

5. What does decomposed lava rock create?
(a) Quicksand.
(b) Algae.
(c) Soil.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can underwater eruptions cause?

2. What series of natural phenomena are described as the cause of events in the opening section?

3. What world leader's death is mentioned as occurring around the time period described in Chapter 2?

4. What is an accurate description of the earliest body of water?

5. How deeply was the island submerged?

(see the answer key)

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