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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the route that Rachel takes when she runs away?
(a) Twelve miles.
(b) Thirty miles.
(c) Three miles.
(d) Twenty miles.

2. Who declares a Provisional Government in Chapter 4?
(a) A group of government officials from Singapore.
(b) The monarchy.
(c) A group of American businessmen.
(d) The Hawaiian elite.

3. Why is Pono unable to visit Rachel in Chapter 7?
(a) He is out of town.
(b) He is busy.
(c) He is injured.
(d) He is ill.

4. How old is Rachel when the novel begins?
(a) Twelve years old.
(b) Four years old.
(c) Five years old.
(d) Eight years old.

5. Where are the people with leprosy kept on the boat?
(a) They are kept in a small room under the ship.
(b) They are confined to a pen on the deck of the ship.
(c) They have the same type of quarters as the other passengers.
(d) They are not given a space but are told to sleep on the floor in the hallways.

6. Whom does Sister Catherine write to in Chapter 9?
(a) Rachel's mother.
(b) Rachel's father.
(c) Haleola.
(d) Catherine's mother.

7. What does Rachel's father do for a living?
(a) He is a sailor.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a cook.
(d) He is a shoemaker.

8. What does the letter that Haleola reads in Chapter 7 say?
(a) Rachel is being transferred further south.
(b) Rachel is allowed to stay with her Uncle Pono.
(c) Rachel must remain at Bishop Home.
(d) Rachel must return home to her family.

9. Why does Rachel jump into the rough waters in Chapter 13?
(a) To help a drowning child.
(b) To get away from Moko.
(c) To save Catherine.
(d) To kill herself.

10. Where is 'Moloka'i' set?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Thailand.

11. Who is the superintendent of the leper settlement?
(a) Sister Catherine.
(b) R.W. Meyer.
(c) George Dennison.
(d) Arthur Bennington.

12. Why does Rachel see Dr. Goodhue frequently?
(a) To play cards together.
(b) To try every treatment that might cure her leprosy.
(c) To inform him about problems at the settlement.
(d) To be tutored by him.

13. What does Sarah tell Rachel about the people boarding the ship in Chapter 1?
(a) They are missionaries.
(b) They are criminals.
(c) They are lepers.
(d) They are rich.

14. What does Sister Catherine learn about her mother in Chapter 12?
(a) Her mother has leprosy.
(b) Her mother has committed suicide.
(c) Her mother has gone bankrupt.
(d) Her mother has remarried.

15. Why does Catherine walk away from Haleola's funeral?
(a) She feels unwelcome.
(b) She has an appointment to keep.
(c) She is reminded of her recently deceased mother.
(d) She can't bear to say good-bye to Haleola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rachel fascinated by while attending a party?

2. What is Rachel teased about in Chapter 12?

3. What does Mother Marianne decide following Pono's death?

4. What does the family begin to call Rachel in Chapter 2?

5. Why do Lani, Emily, and Francine go to Haleola's house?

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