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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rachel name her baby?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Sarah.

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

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

5. Crossen believes he got leprosy from ___________.
(a) A former colleague.
(b) A Chinese prostitute.
(c) He doesn't know.
(d) His cousin.

6. How does Aunt Florence react when she sees Rachel in Chapter 21?
(a) She denies that Rachel is who she says she is.
(b) She thinks Rachel is Sara, her sister.
(c) She is overjoyed.
(d) She is shocked.

7. How many years is Crossen sentenced to prison?
(a) Five years.
(b) Forty-two years.
(c) Thirty-five years.
(d) Fifty years.

8. What did Gabriel Crossen once do?
(a) He wrote a controvercial book.
(b) He was a famous musician.
(c) He worked with Rachel's father.
(d) He was in the American navy.

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

10. How does Ruth react when she finds out that Rachel had leprosy?
(a) She is delighted.
(b) She says she already knew.
(c) She is shocked.
(d) She worries that she might have it, too.

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

12. What does Hokea have of Rachel's?
(a) Her fountain pen.
(b) Her souvenir collection.
(c) Her painting supplies.
(d) Her camera.

13. According to Dr. Goodhue, Lani's health concern in Chapter 15 is caused by _______________.
(a) A hormonal imbalance.
(b) A botched operation.
(c) An infection.
(d) Medications counteracting.

14. Who speaks in Hawaiian at Rachel's funeral?
(a) A kahuna.
(b) No one.
(c) Lawrence McCully Judd.
(d) Ruth and Peggy.

15. Where does Sister Catherine go for vacation in Chapter 17?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lani dies of __________.

3. Where does Rachel's daughter live?

4. What is the name of the ship that Rachel takes to visit Ruth?

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

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