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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. Who is the volcano goddess?
(a) Tane.
(b) Pele.
(c) Oro.
(d) Villanova.

2. During the voyage from New England to Hawaii, how many people must share each small cabin?
(a) Eight.
(b) A dozen.
(c) Each person has their own private cabin.
(d) Two.

3. How do the other missionaries on the voyage to Hawaii feel about Abner?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They look to him for guidance.
(c) They worhsip him.
(d) They laugh at him.

4. What beneficial object may have reached the island in bird excrement?
(a) A plant seed.
(b) A message.
(c) Fire.
(d) Medicine.

5. What happens to the site of the island king's first new settlement?
(a) It is attached by hornets.
(b) It prospers.
(c) It is attacked by natives.
(d) It is consumed by a tidal wave and lava.

Short Answer Questions

1. Learning that the high priest plans to betray the island king, the king and his followers plan to escape by sailing in what direction?

2. What does Keoki tell Abner about the rocks in Malama's garden?

3. What god do the island king and his people worship, to the high priest's displeasure?

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

5. When Kelolo teaches Hawaiian history to Abner, how many generations does he say have been born since the original founding journey from Bora Bora?

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. In Chapter 1, what natural feature does author James Michener describe as dwarfing all others on Earth, and why?

3. Since a new island is made of bare rock, where its soil come from?

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

5. Once the king and his followers settle at their new village site, they make many important decisions about their future. Pick one and discuss it briefly.

6. What do the king and his brother, Teroro, argue bitterly about, when the time comes to build the first temple on their new island, and what compromise do they reach?

7. What happened, millions of years ago, when a rupture occurred on the ocean floor?

8. Three years after Mrs. Hewlett's death, Mr. Hewlett marries a Hawaiian girl. How do the ABCFM and the local missionary community react to this news?

9. How does the voyage go, and what good and/or bad omens do the travelers encounter?

10. The six-month ocean voyage to Hawaii is a rough test of endurance. How does Abner Hale respond to this challenge?

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