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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abner condemns the Hawaiian practice of polygamy. What is polygamy?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Worshipping false gods.
(c) Public drunkness.
(d) Being married to more than one person at a time.

2. What threatens to destroy the city of Hilo?
(a) A flow of molten lava.
(b) A flock of angry seagulls.
(c) A warship from Bora Bora.
(d) A native uprising.

3. How did trees first begin to grow on the island?
(a) The wood from rafts took root.
(b) Storm winds carried saplings to shore.
(c) Natives planted orchards.
(d) Birds pecked at seeds.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What convinces Abner to become a missionary and go to Hawaii?

2. How many miles does the group have to sail to reach their new home?

3. What is a submerged island called when it reaches the ocean's surface?

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

5. What happens after Abner delivers Urania Hewlett's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. By the time the island emerged again and developed into a lush paradise of unique foliage, ready for discovery, what was the one thing lacking that human explorers would need?

2. The Alii Nui, Malama, dies, and her daughter Neolani becomes the new Alii Nui in her place. What is Malama's dying wish, and do Malama's family members and Abner honor it?

3. How well do King Tamatoa and the high priest get along, and why do you think so?

4. Once an island finally reaches the ocean's surface, is its presence there permanent? Why or why not?

5. In Chapter 3, why does the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) insist that Abner Hale get married before he is allowed to sail to Hawaii as a missionary?

6. When the wife of missionary Abraham Hewlett goes into labor, Abner must deliver the baby. He consults his book on midwifery but won't gather the herbs that the Hawaiian women say that Mrs. Hewlett will need after the birth. What happens as a result?

7. Teroro is King Tamatoa's brother. Is he loyal to the king or loyal to the high priest? How can you tell?

8. What were likely to be the earliest living creatures to visit the newly formed island in Chapter 1?

9. Abner and his wife, Jerusha, had four children. When Jerusha dies, what becomes of their children?

10. How could new plants and life forms reach an island as isolated as the one described in Chapter 1?

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