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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. Why do Kamejiro and his wife have trouble saving $400?
(a) Because they buy too many luxuries.
(b) Because neither of them has a job.
(c) Because they send all of their money back to Japan.
(d) Because they are always helping others.

2. A group of influential businessmen known as The Fort, all involved with H & H Shipping, lay plans for who should hold which seats in government. Why do they care?
(a) They believe in the importance of democratic elections.
(b) They like to brag that they know influential politicians.
(c) They like to place bets on how elections will turn out.
(d) They want to be sure government will favor their businesses.

3. What promise does Char Nyuk Tsin make to her husband, Mun Ki, at the Molokai leper colony?
(a) She will send money to his wife in China after he dies.
(b) She will remarry after he dies.
(c) She will build a huge bonfire in his honor.
(d) She will convert to Christianity.

4. What announcement does Jerusha make when she reaches Hawaii?
(a) She wants to be an actress.
(b) She is allergic to coconuts.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is going blind.

5. Why do Japanese men in Hawaii want to join the U.S. military in 1942?
(a) To prove their loyalty.
(b) To have fun.
(c) To get a rest from their jobs.
(d) To get rich.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Most of Char Nyuk Tsin's great-great-grandchildren do not know her real name. How do they refer to her?

3. What god do the island king and his people worship, to the high priest's displeasure?

4. When the island submerged, what formed over it?

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

(see the answer key)

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