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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. Who helps Jerusha when her first child, a son, is born?
(a) John Whipple.
(b) Abner.
(c) Malama.
(d) A Hawaiian midwife.

2. What word best describes the kind of soil eventually created on the island?
(a) Clay-like.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Rocky.
(d) Barren.

3. When Malama dies, what keepsake does Kelolo claim?
(a) Her bracelet.
(b) Her skull.
(c) Her portrait.
(d) Her pet parrot.

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

5. When the island submerged again, what formed around it?
(a) A whirlpool.
(b) A harbor.
(c) A coral reef.
(d) A rainbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Kee Chun Fat (who made his fortune in the California gold fields) and Mun Ki (who works as a cook in a brothel in Macao)?

2. Who does John Whipple believe will eventually control Hawaii?

3. What does John Whipple do for the community after he leaves missionary work?

4. Abner condemns the Hawaiian practice of polygamy. What is polygamy?

5. How does Abner meet John Whipple?

(see the answer key)

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