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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two-The Stone Leaf, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it when the novel begins?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1885.

2. How does Rachel escape from Moko in Chapter 8?
(a) She throws dirt in his eyes.
(b) She drops a large stone on his foot.
(c) She throws boiling water on him.
(d) She strikes him with a stick.

3. How many people on the boat are infected with leprosy?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Eight.

4. Where is Rachel living at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Bali.
(b) Honolulu.
(c) Queensland.
(d) Saigon.

5. What do Rachel's classmates call leprosy?
(a) The 'swift sickness.'
(b) The 'separating sickness.'
(c) The 'scary sickness.'
(d) The 'shameful sickness.'

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rachel run away in Chapter 8?

2. Why does the queen surrender?

3. What is Rachel's destination when she runs away?

4. Where are the people with leprosy kept on the boat?

5. What does Henry decide to do instead of going out to sea?

(see the answer key)

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