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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 1902, in the Japanese village of Hiroshima-ken, villagers use an ancient courtship custom. According to this custom, what should a young suitor do regarding the young woman he wishes to court?
(a) Stand before her 12 times in one week without speaking.
(b) Send white flowers to her, every day for a month.
(c) Pay her parents for the privilege of courting her.
(d) Kidnap the girl he desires.

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

3. What is one reason that the sailors sail back to their original island during Chapter 2?
(a) To attack their former village.
(b) To hunt for birds.
(c) To give up and go home.
(d) To reunite Teroro with Marama.

4. What is Kee Chun Fat's advice to the men who are moving to Hawaii?
(a) Have one wife in China and another wife in Hawaii.
(b) Only have a wife in Hawaii.
(c) Only have a wife who stays in China.
(d) Do not get married at all.

5. What god was the island chief's father sacrificed to appease?
(a) Tane.
(b) Pere.
(c) Havaiki.
(d) Oro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a submerged island called when it reaches the ocean's surface?

2. Once an island is formed, what can further eruptions cause?

3. What is the death rate at the Molokai leper colony when Mun Ki arrives?

4. After much argument, what is sacrificed when the island king and his people build a temple at their new home?

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

(see the answer key)

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