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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. What are the Seven Little Eyes?

2. How does Malama, the royal Anii-Nui, treat the missionaries when they arrive in Hawaii?

3. After Jerusha dies, what happens to her children?

4. What is an accurate description of the earliest beaches?

5. When a slave woman weeps because her husband is going to be sacrificed, what happens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Is the formation of a new island a quick process? Why or why not?

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

6. What happens to the first new village site the king and his followers choose, and is what happens good or bad?

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

8. 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.

9. 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?

10. What does King Tamatoa plan to do about his conflict with the powerful and dangerous high priest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In her 100th year, Nyuk Tsin offers the following piece of advice to her grandson, Hong Kong Kee: "If someone wants to hurt you, keep him off balance. Make him take the first step toward you, for then you can watch him coming and take precautions." Discuss how this advice applies to decisions that Nyuk Tsin has made during her long life.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast King Tamatoa of Bora Bora and his brother, Teroro. Explore the positive and negative traits of both men. Which of them do you find more admirable, and why? Please illustrate your reasons with specific examples and information from Chapter 2.

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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