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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kelly Kanakoa is attracted to Elinor Henderson. Which of the following statements about Elinor is true?
(a) She is illiterate but beautiful.
(b) She is an orphan.
(c) She is a graduate of Smith College.
(d) She is deaf.

2. How long does the journey of Char Ti Chong and his people take?
(a) Many days.
(b) Many months.
(c) Many weeks.
(d) Many years.

3. When Char Ti Chong and his people make a new home in the highlands, the group becomes known as the Hakka. What does "Hakka" mean?
(a) Beautiful people.
(b) Guest people.
(c) Demon people.
(d) Friendly people.

4. What happens to Elinor after she gets better acquainted with Kelly Kanakoa?
(a) She dies in a tsunami.
(b) She writes a best-selling book.
(c) She marries Kelly Kanakoa.
(d) She opens a popular restaurant in Honolulu.

5. Who does John Whipple believe will eventually control Hawaii?
(a) The Hawaiian royal family.
(b) Whoever controls the water.
(c) The Chinese workers.
(d) The American missionaries.

6. When Whip Hoxworth dies in 1927, who is his chief heir?
(a) Hoxworth Hale.
(b) Sakagawa Kamejiro.
(c) John Whipple.
(d) Char Nyuk Tsin.

7. What are Char Nyuk Tsin's sons told about their parents?
(a) None of the given answers.
(b) That their real mother lives in China.
(c) That their mother is of royal blood.
(d) Both of the given answers.

8. What happens in Honolulu's Chinatown in November of 1899?
(a) A riot.
(b) An outbreak of plague.
(c) All of the given answers.
(d) A huge fire.

9. What best describes the stores owned and operated by Char Nyuk Tsin and her family, the Kees?
(a) The stores are clean and the prices are fair.
(b) The stores are dirty and the prices are high.
(c) The stores are clean but the prices are high.
(d) The stores are dirty but the prices are low.

10. Why does John Whipple come to China in 1865?
(a) To take a vacation.
(b) To visit distant relatives.
(c) All of the given answers.
(d) To hire workers for the Hawaiian sugar fields.

11. What does Whip Hoxworth bring from Formosa and ask Char Nyuk Tsin to plant?
(a) Rice.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Pineapple plants.
(d) Orchids.

12. In 9th-century China, when Char Ti Chong and the villagers flee from the Tartar invasion, where do they plan to go?
(a) To the Golden Valley, with General Ching.
(b) To a secret cave, to hide.
(c) To the Tartar's homeland.
(d) To the neighboring village, for help.

13. What happens when the Japanese Federations of Labor workers' strike is broken?
(a) The sugar planters going on making millions in profits.
(b) Kamejiro is blacklisted by the planters.
(c) All of the given answers.
(d) Ishii receives a ten-year prison sentence.

14. Most of Char Nyuk Tsin's great-great-grandchildren do not know her real name. How do they refer to her?
(a) Wu Chow's Auntie.
(b) Missie Kee.
(c) Oldest Ancestor.
(d) Venerable Grandmother.

15. What important event takes place on July 6, 1898?
(a) Queen Liliuokalani dies.
(b) U.S. House of Representatives votes to annex Hawaii.
(c) Hawaii becomes the 50th U.S. state.
(d) U.S. House of Representatives refuses to annex Hawaii.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does the Kee family undertake because of what Char Nyuk Tsin learns from the newspaper about company values?

2. Mark Whipple (West Point graduate and grandson of Dr. John Whipple) is resented by members of the Chinese community. Why?

3. What does Mun Ki do when he arrives in Hawaii?

4. What are Char Nyuk Tsin and Mun Ki's sons named after?

5. A committee urges Japanese families in Hawaii to have their children's names removed from the registers in their Japanese villages, thereby canceling their Japanese citizenship. What is Kamejiro's response?

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