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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. How many letters are there in Hawaiian alphabet?
2. Why does Abner preach the first Sunday service on the voyage to Hawaii?
3. How many miles does the group have to sail to reach their new home?
4. What series of natural phenomena are described as the cause of events in the opening section?
5. What is the name of the island king?
Short Essay Questions
1. How could new plants and life forms reach an island as isolated as the one described in Chapter 1?
2. Teroro is King Tamatoa's brother. Is he loyal to the king or loyal to the high priest? How can you tell?
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. After the island in Chapter 1 was fully formed, the earth shifted, sinking it under 1,200 feet of water again for millions of years. What new feature formed around the island during that time?
5. The six-month ocean voyage to Hawaii is a rough test of endurance. How does Abner Hale respond to this challenge?
6. 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?
7. What were likely to be the earliest living creatures to visit the newly formed island in Chapter 1?
8. What happened, millions of years ago, when a rupture occurred on the ocean floor?
9. Abner and his wife, Jerusha, had four children. When Jerusha dies, what becomes of their children?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Describe what happened politically in Hawaii between the ascension of Queen Liliuokalani to the throne in 1891 and Hawaii's annexation by the United States in 1898. What actions did Micah Hale and the white politicians take, and how do you feel about the fairness of those actions?
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