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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel convince Kenji not to do in Chapter 15?
(a) Hang himself.
(b) Jump from the cliffs.
(c) Swim out to sea.
(d) Run away from the settlement.

2. What does Rachel say she will do if eligible for temporary release in Chapter 18?
(a) She will stay in Kalaupapa anyway.
(b) She will throw herself a party.
(c) She will move to mainland America.
(d) She will try to find her siblings and her daughter.

3. Where is Crossen sent after he is sentenced for his crime?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Honolulu.
(d) Nowhere, he stays on Kalaupapa.

4. What does Rachel learn is the reason Dorothy disappeared?
(a) Dorothy ran away with Kimo after he developed leprosy.
(b) Dorothy moved away to the mainland.
(c) Dorothy fell in love with another man and married him.
(d) Dorothy developed leprosy and died.

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

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

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

8. Where does Rachel meet Ruth?
(a) At a public park.
(b) At a cafe.
(c) At a hotel.
(d) At a train station.

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

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

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

12. Why does Rachel decide to leave the facility in Chapter 14?
(a) To teach the residents of Kalaupapa what she has learned.
(b) A nurse accuses her of stealing.
(c) She feels healthier than ever.
(d) To make the most of life in Moloka'i.

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

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

15. Where had Rachel decided to spend her last days?
(a) At a hospital.
(b) Her sister's home.
(c) Kalaupapa.
(d) Her childhood neighborhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sister Catherine go for vacation in Chapter 17?

2. What year is it in the Endnote?

3. How does Kenji die in Chapter 19?

4. What is Kenji's job?

5. Why does Aunt Florence ask Rachel to go away?

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