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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important position does the king's uncle, Tupuna, pass down to Teroro?
(a) Human sacrifice.
(b) Priest.
(c) Slave.
(d) King.

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

3. Who helps Jerusha when her first child, a son, is born?
(a) Abner.
(b) A Hawaiian midwife.
(c) Malama.
(d) John Whipple.

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

5. In comparison with the other land masses on the planet, what best describes these islands?
(a) Older.
(b) Younger.
(c) Bigger.
(d) Colder.

6. How does Malama, the royal Anii-Nui, treat the missionaries when they arrive in Hawaii?
(a) She asks them to teach her to read and write English.
(b) She greets them warmly.
(c) She decides to dress like the missionaries.
(d) All of the given answers.

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

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

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

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

11. What god does the island king silently accept, at the temple ceremony?
(a) Havaiki.
(b) Oro.
(c) Tane.
(d) Pere.

12. When the second chain of islands formed in the southeast, how long was it?
(a) Two miles long.
(b) Two million miles long.
(c) Two thousand miles long.
(d) Two hundred miles long.

13. 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.

14. When Malama dies, what keepsake does Kelolo claim?
(a) Her bracelet.
(b) Her pet parrot.
(c) Her portrait.
(d) Her skull.

15. What is the name of the island king?
(a) Polynesia.
(b) Tamatoa.
(c) Rotarua.
(d) Villanova.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1825, how much do the missionaries earn per year?

2. What does Keoki tell Abner about the rocks in Malama's garden?

3. After nine years in Hawaii, how many children do Abner and Jerusha have?

4. What announcement does Jerusha make when she reaches Hawaii?

5. What word best describes the foliage on the island at the end of Chapter 1?

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