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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 1, what best describes the island?
2. What important position does the king's uncle, Tupuna, pass down to Teroro?
3. What is the name of the science that studies how the earth is formed?
4. What threatens to destroy the city of Hilo?
5. How did trees first begin to grow on the island?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Abner's reaction when the crew of a docked whaling ship go on a rampage through the settlement, sacking the homes of Hawaiians and raping their women?
2. What does James Michener think of the civilization that existed on the island of Bora Bora at the time that we first see the villagers in Chapter 2?
3. 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.
4. Teroro is King Tamatoa's brother. Is he loyal to the king or loyal to the high priest? How can you tell?
5. How well do King Tamatoa and the high priest get along, and why do you think so?
6. Malama wants to study how to read and write in English. Abner Hale wants her to learn about God first. How is this impasse resolved?
7. 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?
8. Abner and his wife, Jerusha, had four children. When Jerusha dies, what becomes of their children?
9. Is the formation of a new island a quick process? Why or why not?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define a "theocracy," a "monarchy," and a "democracy." Discuss the strengths and shortcomings of each, and examine how each was depicted in the novel HAWAII.
Essay Topic 2
Explore Abner Hale's reaction to his son Micah's return to Hawaii in 1849, and how that reaction changes when he is introduced to Micah's new bride, Malama Hoxworth. Explore the personal histories that account for Abner Hale's extreme reaction, and explain how this incident was a major contributing factor in the establishment of the powerful company known as Hoxworth and Hale.
Essay Topic 3
Cultures and ethnic groups that are thrown together geographically have two basic choices: they can clash or they can blend. Show examples of each from HAWAII.
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