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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far below the surface did fissures form?
(a) Forty miles down.
(b) Four yards down.
(c) Four feet down.
(d) Four miles down.

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

3. Who does Noelani, Malama's royal daughter, marry?
(a) John Whipple.
(b) Keoki Kanakoa.
(c) Abner Hale.
(d) Abraham Hewlett.

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

5. What series of natural phenomena are described as the cause of events in the opening section?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Volcanic eruptions.
(c) Avalanches.
(d) Blizzards.

6. Who or what is Wait-for-the-West-Wind?
(a) A village.
(b) A girl.
(c) A god.
(d) A ship.

7. What two kinds of animals does the island king plan to take along on the escape voyage to use for meat?
(a) Lambs and pigs.
(b) Pigeons and chickens.
(c) Chickens and dogs.
(d) Goats and sheep.

8. What percent of Lahaina's population dies in the measles epidemic?
(a) 0%
(b) 10%
(c) 80%
(d) 33%

9. What is the primary setting of Chapter 2?
(a) Malta.
(b) Bora Bora.
(c) Corsica.
(d) Puerto Rico.

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

11. What does John Whipple do for the community after he leaves missionary work?
(a) Her performs marriages.
(b) He offers medical treatment.
(c) He runs a successful business.
(d) All of the given answers.

12. How many letters are there in Hawaiian alphabet?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Fifty-seven.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Six.

13. Learning that the high priest plans to betray the island king, the king and his followers plan to escape by sailing in what direction?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) South.

14. What is an accurate description of the earliest body of water?
(a) Completely warm and tropical.
(b) Partly cold with some ice.
(c) Completely frozen.
(d) Calm and stagnant.

15. What is lava?
(a) A kind of sea weed.
(b) Floating wood.
(c) A kind of sea bird.
(d) Liquid molten rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the science that studies how the earth is formed?

2. On what island is a new temple being built for which the high priest requires the presence of the island king and his entourage?

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

4. What happens to the site of the island king's first new settlement?

5. Who is challenging the island king for power?

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