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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that Rachel takes to visit Ruth?
(a) S.S. Lurline.
(b) S.S. Lindsey.
(c) S.S. Louisa.
(d) S.S. Louellen.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Ruth tell Rachel about during their first meeting?
(a) Trying to track Rachel down when she was a teenager.
(b) Ruth's career goals.
(c) The relocation camp for Japanese people.
(d) Ruth's failed first marriage.

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

8. Where does Rachel stay when she arrives in Honolulu?
(a) The Oahu Grand Hotel.
(b) The Sunny Beaches Hotel.
(c) The Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
(d) The Honolulu Sheraton.

9. What year is it in the Endnote?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1970.

10. Where does Rachel get a job upon returning to Honolulu?
(a) At a library.
(b) At a gift shop.
(c) At a newspaper stand.
(d) At a coffee shop.

11. Where is Kenji originally from?
(a) Honolulu.
(b) Maui.
(c) Hilo.
(d) Tokyo.

12. What does a nun give Rachel in Chapter 22?
(a) An invitation to a Christmas party.
(b) A crucifix.
(c) A telephone number for Mother Marianne.
(d) A letter from Ruth's adopted family.

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 did Rachel do a lot of in her last twenty years?
(a) Painting.
(b) Charity work.
(c) Travelling.
(d) Writing.

15. What do the radio broadcasts from Oahu announce?
(a) Wildfires are burning in Oahu.
(b) Hawaii has joint the American union.
(c) The Japanese have attacked Hawaii.
(d) A ferry accident has killed 100 people in Honolulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rachel meet Ruth?

2. How many patients go to the new facility when it first opens in Chapter 14?

3. What does Rachel name her baby?

4. Why does Crossen come to Kalaupapa instead of the leprosy colony close to his home in Louisiana?

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

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