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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two-The Stone Leaf, Chapters 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Dorothy and Henry often argue about?
(a) What to spend their money on.
(b) Who to blame for Rachel's condition.
(c) Henry's family.
(d) The lack of trust in their relationship.

2. What does the preacher say about leprosy in Chapter 3?
(a) It is a disease that comes from immoral behaviour.
(b) It is God's way of keeping the population under control.
(c) It is a mystery.
(d) It is one of God's miracles.

3. What does Henry decide to do instead of going out to sea?
(a) Open a business in the big city.
(b) Retire.
(c) Take a job onshore.
(d) Travel overseas.

4. Where is Rachel transferred after Kalihi?
(a) Moloka'i.
(b) Koloa.
(c) Haleiwa.
(d) Paauhau.

5. What does the foreign government with troops stationed in Hawaii declare?
(a) The troops are prepared to attack at any moment.
(b) The troops were wrongly sent to Hawaii.
(c) The people of Hawaii are expected to obey the commands of the troops.
(d) The troops will be leaving shortly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Rachel living at the beginning of the novel?

2. What do Rachel's classmates call leprosy?

3. What year is it when the novel begins?

4. Whose bed is empty at the end of Chapter 6?

5. Whom do Rachel and her mother and siblings wait for at Honolulu Harbor in Chapter 1?

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