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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When her fifth son is born on Molokai, what does Char Nyuk Tsin do?
(a) Sends him to an orphanage.
(b) Sends him to John Whipple.
(c) Sends him to his older brothers.
(d) Sends him to her friends, Kino and Apikela.

2. 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) Guest people.
(b) Beautiful people.
(c) Friendly people.
(d) Demon people.

3. What does Mun Ki do when he arrives in Hawaii?
(a) All of the given answers.
(b) Learns to speak English.
(c) Takes a job as John Whipple's cook.
(d) Claims Char Nyuk Tsin as his wife.

4. When Shigeo Sakagawa travels to Japan in 1946, who does he see there?
(a) His childhood sweetheart.
(b) His brother Goro.
(c) Hoxworth Hale.
(d) General Patton.

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

6. What advice does 94-year-old Char Nyuk Tsin give to her grandson, Hong Kong Kee, after the events of December 7, 1941?
(a) To buy all the land they can.
(b) To sell all the land they can.
(c) None of the given answers.
(d) To do no more buying and selling until events calm down.

7. When Kamejiro goes to work on one of Whip Hoxworth's plantations, what does he ask for permission to build?
(a) A bigger dining hall.
(b) Both given answers.
(c) Neither given answer.
(d) A heated bath.

8. When Shigeo's leave ends, he travels to Japan to resume his duties. What American general does he serve?
(a) General Eisenhower.
(b) General Patton.
(c) General MacArthur.
(d) General Bradley.

9. What kind of document does Bromley Hale write about conditions on the original missionary ship that brought his relatives to Hawaii?
(a) An ironic satire.
(b) An admiring account of their bravery.
(c) A simple statement of facts.
(d) A poetic ode.

10. What happens to Shigeo's three brothers who also served in World War II?
(a) All three are killed.
(b) One is killed; the other two survive.
(c) Two are filled; only one survives.
(d) All three survive.

11. What does Kelly learn about Elinor as he gets to know her better?
(a) Neither given answer is correct.
(b) Both given answers are correct.
(c) She is a descendant of missionary Immanuel Quigley.
(d) She wants to write a book.

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

13. In 1952, the United States passed the McCarren-Walter Immigration Act. What did this Act do?
(a) It made it impossible for Asian-born residents to return to their home country.
(b) It allowed Asians to become U.S. citizens.
(c) It forced all Asians to become U.S. citizens.
(d) It forced all Asian-born residents to return to their home countries.

14. When Reiko's family's objection to the romance causes Lieutenant Jackson to be sent away, who does her family arrange for her to marry instead?
(a) Hong Kong Kee.
(b) Mark Whipple.
(c) Hoxworth Hale.
(d) Her father's friend, Mr. Ishii.

15. Which of the following is NOT true about Kelly Kanakoa?
(a) His real mother is Char Nyuk Tsin.
(b) He is a surfer.
(c) His real first name is Kelolo.
(d) He works as a beach boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1946, the term "the Golden Men" is coined to describe a certain kind of person developing in Hawaii. Which of the following is NOT necessarily an attribute of a "Golden Man"?

2. How many children do Kamejiro and his wife eventually have?

3. In 9th-century China, when Char Ti Chong and the villagers flee from the Tartar invasion, where do they plan to go?

4. Shigeo plans to attend Harvard Law School. Why?

5. When Army captain Shigeo Sakagawa, arrives in Hawaii in 1946 on leave, what happens to him?

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