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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Kenji tell Rachel in Chapter 18?
(a) He doesn't want to leave Moloka'i.
(b) He never loved Rachel.
(c) The world outside Moloka'i has become dangerous.
(d) His leprosy test came back positive.

2. What does Rachel think of Honolulu in Chapter 21?
(a) It is too noisy.
(b) It is different but beautiful.
(c) It is just the same as she remembered it.
(d) Its natural beauty has been ruined.

3. How do prospective landlords treat Rachel?
(a) Rudely.
(b) With respect.
(c) Kindly.
(d) With pity.

4. What is Kenji's job?
(a) He is a janitor.
(b) He is a short order cook.
(c) He manages the Kalaupapa store.
(d) He is a police officer.

5. How does Sarah react when she sees Rachel?.
(a) She slams the door in Rachel's face.
(b) She screams.
(c) She faints.
(d) She laughs hysterically.

6. How many new families move to Kalaupapa in Chapter 14?
(a) Three families.
(b) Five families.
(c) Eight families.
(d) None.

7. Who does Rachel discover adopted Ruth?
(a) A Japanese family.
(b) A Korean family.
(c) A Hawaiian family.
(d) A white family.

8. How old is Sister Catherine in Chapter 17?
(a) Forty-eight.
(b) Fifty-six.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Sixty.

9. What does Rachel do on Thursdays in Chapter 17?
(a) She meets with government officials.
(b) She goes surfing.
(c) She works at the Bishop Home.
(d) She volunteers at the hospital.

10. What does Rachel see in the sky in Chapter 14?
(a) An airplane.
(b) Halley's comet.
(c) A hot air balloon.
(d) A lunar eclipse.

11. Why do Rachel and others go to the highest point on the Kalaupapa Peninsula?
(a) To see the smoke from the fires on Oahu.
(b) To glimpse the regatta in Honolulu harbor.
(c) To see Hawaii's first Fourth of July fireworks display.
(d) To watch the planes flying over Honolulu.

12. What has been declared illegal on Kalaupapa?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Logging.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Forcibly confining people.

13. Why does Rachel move in with Emily?
(a) Rachel's house floods.
(b) To share living expenses.
(c) Emily is ill.
(d) Emily feels lonely.

14. What has Kenji had surgery on in Chapter 17?
(a) His toe.
(b) His ear.
(c) His hand.
(d) His eyelid.

15. Rachel and Jake are mutually interested in ____________.
(a) Music.
(b) Books.
(c) Animals.
(d) Surfing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the radio broadcasts from Oahu announce?

2. How does the Japanese man look everytime Rachel sees him in Chapter 15?

3. Why does Kenji stop sending money home?

4. What does Rachel convince Kenji not to do in Chapter 15?

5. Where does Rachel get a job upon returning to Honolulu?

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