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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 happens to the site of the island king's first new settlement?
2. Who does Noelani, Malama's royal daughter, marry?
3. How deeply was the island submerged?
4. During the voyage, what does it mean when the sailors spot flocks of birds catching fish?
5. What is the primary setting of Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to the first new village site the king and his followers choose, and is what happens good or bad?
2. What are the earliest life forms that an island can support, once it has formed soil?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. What hard emotional choice much Teroro make, when it is time for the group to sail north?
6. The six-month ocean voyage to Hawaii is a rough test of endurance. How does Abner Hale respond to this challenge?
7. 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?
8. How does Abner Hale react when he is told that Hawaiians, including their Alii Nui (queen), Malama, practice polygamy, and that the rocks in the garden are family gods?
9. Teroro is King Tamatoa's brother. Is he loyal to the king or loyal to the high priest? How can you tell?
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
Discuss the reasons why Reiko Sakagawa was not given the same opportunities as her four brothers to attend college, whether you believe that her father's choices and actions toward her were affected by her gender, and why you feel that those choices and actions were or were not fair.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
How did the geographic isolation of Hawaii affect its history, from the time of King Tamatoa's arrival in the 9th century through its annexation by the United States in 1898?
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