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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 can underwater eruptions cause?

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

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

4. What beneficial things may have reached the island by being caught up in the wind?

5. How deeply was the island submerged?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are the earliest life forms that an island can support, once it has formed soil?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In his secret journal, missionary Immanuel Quigley wrote: "The Hawaiian is destined to diminish year by year, dispossessed, distraught and confused." In regard to that passage, his descendant Elinor Henderson states that Quigley "...said that we Christians had invaded the islands with the proper God but with an improper set of supporting values. It was his conviction that our God saved the islands, but our ideas killed them. Particularly the Hawaiians." Do you agree or disagree with this view? Explain why, and support your opinion with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the relationship shared by each of the following couples:

(a) Abner Hale and his wife Jerusha;

(b) Mun Ki and his wife Nyuk Tsin; and

(c) Malama (the Alii Nui) and her husband Kelolo

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Hawaiian experience of missionary Abraham Hewlett, first with his wife Urania and then, after her death, with his wife Malia. Then compare and contrast how Hewlett was treated by Abner Hale and how he was treated by John Whipple.

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