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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 confesses that he wanted to marry her, himself.
(b) He burns down their new house.
(c) He is rude to her and calls her a heathen.
(d) He welcomes her into the family.

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

3. What happens after Abner delivers Urania Hewlett's baby?
(a) The baby dies.
(b) Malama throws a party for Urania.
(c) Urania names the baby "Abner."
(d) Urania dies.

4. How long will the sailing voyage from New England to Hawaii take?
(a) Six years.
(b) Six days.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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 sunset is near.
(d) That land is near.

11. What is the name of the newest god and the island of the gods?
(a) Oro.
(b) Pere.
(c) Tane.
(d) Havaiki.

12. 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) Malta.
(b) Tahiti.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Bora Bora.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Abner condemns the Hawaiian practice of polygamy. What is polygamy?

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

4. How does Abner meet John Whipple?

5. Why does Abner preach the first Sunday service on the voyage to Hawaii?

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