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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. What bad omen does the island king experience before he sails away?
(a) A fire that won't start.
(b) A bad dream.
(c) A cloud shaped like a fist.
(d) A broken bone.

2. What body of water serves as the setting for the opening section?
(a) The Atlantic Ocean.
(b) The Indian Ocean.
(c) The Arctic Ocean.
(d) The Pacific Ocean.

3. How do the other missionaries on the voyage to Hawaii feel about Abner?
(a) They worhsip him.
(b) They laugh at him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They look to him for guidance.

4. What best describes the island civilization described in Chapter 2?
(a) Powerful and sophisticated.
(b) Weak and disorganized.
(c) Sickly.
(d) Starving.

5. How long will the sailing voyage from New England to Hawaii take?
(a) Six years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six days.
(d) Six weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What announcement does Jerusha make when she reaches Hawaii?

2. What can underwater eruptions cause?

3. The island king avoids the celebration after the ceremony, and instead goes home with 14-year-old Tehani. Who is Tehani's father?

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

5. Char Nyuk Tsin vanishes from the Hakka's High Village. Why?

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