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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Abner's oldest son married Noelani's daughter, how does Abner react?
(a) He is rude to her and calls her a heathen.
(b) He welcomes her into the family.
(c) He burns down their new house.
(d) He confesses that he wanted to marry her, himself.

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) King Tatai.
(c) The high priest.
(d) Teroro.

3. What two ways does John Whipple plan to serve God?
(a) As doctor and missionary.
(b) As cook and doctor.
(c) As missionary and cook.
(d) As missionary and sailor.

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

5. After three years in Hawaii, what task is Abner still trying to complete?
(a) Translating the Bible into Hawaiian.
(b) His sea shell collection.
(c) Learning to surf.
(d) The construction of his first church.

6. On what island is a new temple being built for which the high priest requires the presence of the island king and his entourage?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Malta.
(c) Bora Bora.
(d) Tahiti.

7. How deeply was the island submerged?
(a) Twelve feet.
(b) Twelve dozen feet.
(c) Twelve inches.
(d) Twelve hundred feet.

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

9. When Kelolo teaches Hawaiian history to Abner, how many generations does he say have been born since the original founding journey from Bora Bora?
(a) 128 generations.
(b) 883 generations.
(c) 7 generations.
(d) 31 generations.

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

11. The island king plans to take supplies and sixty people with him when he escapes, and sail with them for how many days?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Six hundred.
(d) Six.

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

13. What task is assigned to the missionaries?
(a) To teach Latin to the natives.
(b) To teach the natives how to grow tobacco.
(c) To translate the Bible into Hawaiian.
(d) To learn how to surf.

14. What is trapped in the rocks because of how they are formed?
(a) Water.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Uranium.
(d) Oil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Malama dies, what keepsake does Kelolo claim?

2. What is an accurate description of the earliest beaches?

3. Who does Noelani, Malama's royal daughter, marry?

4. After Jerusha dies, what happens to her children?

5. Who helps Jerusha when her first child, a son, is born?

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