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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kenji die in Chapter 19?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He is accidentally stabbed.
(c) He has an allergic reaction.
(d) He hits his head on a door.

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

3. Who is Peggy?
(a) Ruth's daughter.
(b) A nurse.
(c) Rachel's stepsister.
(d) A nun.

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

5. How long does Ruth wait before calling Rachel again in Chapter 22?
(a) A month.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two days.

6. Why does Rachel submit paperwork to get a court date?
(a) To file for divorce.
(b) To sue the government for interring her in the settlement.
(c) To dispute the cancellation of her financial assistance.
(d) To get her daughter's adoption papers unsealed.

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

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

9. 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) She and Kenji will not be able to support themselves financially.
(c) The outside world will ostracize them.
(d) Kenji will no longer need or love her.

10. Who spoke Hawaiian at Haleola's funeral?
(a) Nahoa.
(b) Sister Catherine.
(c) No one.
(d) Rachel.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the homes at the settlement provided with in Chapter 18?

2. What does Rachel learn is the reason Dorothy disappeared?

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

4. Lani dies of __________.

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

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