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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abner preach the first Sunday service on the voyage to Hawaii?
(a) He bribed the captain to let him preach first.
(b) He is the only missionary who isn't seasick.
(c) He is the oldest missionary.
(d) He was tricked into preaching.

2. What convinces Abner to become a missionary and go to Hawaii?
(a) Keoki Kanakoa's lecture at Yale University.
(b) The terms of Abner's father's will.
(c) It has been Abner's life-long ambition.
(d) A message in a fortune cookie.

3. What happens to the site of the island king's first new settlement?
(a) It prospers.
(b) It is attacked by natives.
(c) It is consumed by a tidal wave and lava.
(d) It is attached by hornets.

4. Who is Kelolo?
(a) None of the given answers.
(b) Keoki Kanakoa's father.
(c) Both of the given answers.
(d) One of Malama's husbands.

5. What living creatures are likely to discover a new island?
(a) Fish and birds.
(b) Bears and monkeys.
(c) Dogs and cats.
(d) Lions and tigers.

6. During the voyage from New England to Hawaii, how many people must share each small cabin?
(a) A dozen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Each person has their own private cabin.

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

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

9. What does decomposed lava rock create?
(a) Soil.
(b) Algae.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Quicksand.

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

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

12. What does Keoki tell Abner about the rocks in Malama's garden?
(a) All of the given answers.
(b) They are grave markers.
(c) They are family gods.
(d) They are souvenirs of Malama's travels.

13. What is an accurate description of the earliest beaches?
(a) Bare rock with no sand.
(b) Sand covered by tall trees.
(c) Rock covered by sand dunes.
(d) Rock covered by small bushes.

14. What is a submerged island called when it reaches the ocean's surface?
(a) Lava.
(b) Rupture.
(c) Fissure.
(d) Land.

15. What causes lava rock to decompose?
(a) Changes in temperature.
(b) Rain.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bad omen does the island king experience before he sails away?

3. What threatens to destroy the city of Hilo?

4. What word best describes the kind of soil eventually created on the island?

5. What series of natural phenomena are described as the cause of events in the opening section?

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