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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Golden Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does 94-year-old Char Nyuk Tsin give to her grandson, Hong Kong Kee, after the events of December 7, 1941?
(a) To do no more buying and selling until events calm down.
(b) To buy all the land they can.
(c) None of the given answers.
(d) To sell all the land they can.

2. When Jesus and Mohammed were alive, what stage were the islands at?
(a) Completely formed.
(b) Not even begun.
(c) Fire-ravaged.
(d) Still forming.

3. Who is the volcano goddess?
(a) Villanova.
(b) Tane.
(c) Oro.
(d) Pele.

4. In Chapter 3, what subject does Abner Hale study at Yale University?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Divinity.
(d) Law.

5. Char Nyuk Tsin has trouble meeting the requirements for U.S. citizenship. Why?
(a) She cannot read or write.
(b) She is too old.
(c) She is Chinese.
(d) All of the given answers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other crop does Whip Hoxworth introduce to Hawaii?

2. 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?

3. What does Whip Hoxworth believe is the future of Hawaii?

4. What kind of man is Big Saul at the Molokai leper colony?

5. What does Kelly learn about Elinor as he gets to know her better?

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