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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel fear will happen if she and Kenji leave Moloka'i?
(a) She and Kenji will not be able to support themselves financially.
(b) The outside world will ostracize them.
(c) Kenji will no longer need or love her.
(d) The residents of Kalaupapa will miss them.

3. What will happen if Rachel tests negative for leprosy one more time in Chapter 14?
(a) She will have to start taking aggressive medicines.
(b) She will be able to leave Moloka'i.
(c) She will be accepted into a medical study.
(d) She will be allowed to live on her own.

4. How does Lani feel about her breasts in Chapter 15?
(a) She is disgusted.
(b) She is ecstatic.
(c) She is embarassed.
(d) She is scared.

5. What takes place on September 9th, 1909, in the novel?
(a) Settlement residents are allowed leave the island on day trips.
(b) Rachel is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.
(c) A fishing boat sinks off Moloka'i's shore.
(d) The new lighthouse goes into operation.

6. How many other patients still remain at the facility when Rachel leaves?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) None.
(d) One.

7. Why does Henry get on a boat in Chapter 16?
(a) To move to Maui.
(b) To travel to mainland America.
(c) To attend Rachel's wedding.
(d) To rescue a drowning man.

8. Lani dies of __________.
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Small Pox.

9. What do the patients soon discover about the facility in Chapter 14?
(a) It is not well funded.
(b) No Hawaiians work there.
(c) The facility rules are too strict.
(d) The patients are treated like animals.

10. Where does Rachel's daughter live?
(a) California.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Florida.

11. What are the homes at the settlement provided with in Chapter 18?
(a) Paved driveways.
(b) New siding and roofs.
(c) Indoor plumbing.
(d) Electricity.

12. Why do Rachel and Kenji call the police on Crossen?
(a) He threatens Rachel with physical harm.
(b) He steals from the shop in Kalaupapa.
(c) He breaks one of their windows.
(d) He beats his girlfriend.

13. What is found floating in the sea at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) An airplane.
(b) An abandoned fishing vessel.
(c) A message in a bottle.
(d) Crossen's body.

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

15. Why does Rachel tell Lani to see a doctor?
(a) Rachel thinks Lani has tumors.
(b) Lani steps on a shard of glass.
(c) Rachel thinks Lani is pregnant.
(d) Lani's leprosy symptoms are worstening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hokea?

2. How long does Ruth wait before calling Rachel again in Chapter 22?

3. Where had Rachel decided to spend her last days?

4. How old is Sister Catherine in Chapter 17?

5. What does a nun give Rachel in Chapter 22?

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