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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The island king avoids the celebration after the ceremony, and instead goes home with 14-year-old Tehani. Who is Tehani's father?
(a) Marama.
(b) Teroro.
(c) The high priest.
(d) King Tatai.

3. How did trees first begin to grow on the island?
(a) The wood from rafts took root.
(b) Storm winds carried saplings to shore.
(c) Birds pecked at seeds.
(d) Natives planted orchards.

4. At the end of Chapter 1, what best describes the island?
(a) Inhabited by native tribes.
(b) Still submerged.
(c) Still uninhabited.
(d) Still bare rock.

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

6. What word best describes the foliage on the island at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Unique.
(b) Sparse.
(c) Desert-like.
(d) Poisonous.

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

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

9. During the voyage, what does it mean when the sailors spot flocks of birds catching fish?
(a) That a storm is coming.
(b) That the voyage is doomed.
(c) That land is near.
(d) That sunset is near.

10. What world leader's death is mentioned as occurring around the time period described in Chapter 2?
(a) Charlemagne.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason that the sailors sail back to their original island during Chapter 2?

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

3. How long will the sailing voyage from New England to Hawaii take?

4. The island king plans to take supplies and sixty people with him when he escapes, and sail with them for how many days?

5. What is an accurate description of the earliest body of water?

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