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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of Rachel's brothers?
(a) John and Kai.
(b) Benjamin and Kimo.
(c) Edward and Mikala.
(d) Thomas and Akamu.

2. How old is Rachel when the novel begins?
(a) Twelve years old.
(b) Four years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Five years old.

3. Why does the queen surrender?
(a) German soldiers arrive.
(b) British soldiers arrive.
(c) French soldiers arrive.
(d) American soldiers arrive.

4. Where is Rachel sent to live in Moloka'i?
(a) The Minister Home.
(b) The Pastor Home.
(c) The Priest Home.
(d) The Bishop Home.

5. What does Henry tell Rachel about her sister Sarah in Chapter 10?
(a) Sarah has leprosy.
(b) Sarah is getting married.
(c) Sarah is at college.
(d) Sarah had a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the letter from that Haleola reads while Pono sleeps in Chapter 7?

2. Where is Rachel living at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Sister Catherine learn about her mother in Chapter 12?

4. Dr. Goodhue comes from ______________.

5. Why does Sister Catherine take Henry to Kalawao?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rachel wonder about the ship called the Mokoli'i in Chapter 1?

2. What happens to Harry Woo at school in Chapter 3? What rumor circulates the following day?

3. At church, what does the preacher say about leprosy in Chapter 3?

4. What is Rachel interested in during her Sunday school lessons?

5. Where is Rachel told she will live on Moloka'i? Why doesn't Mother Marianne think Rachel should live with her uncle?

6. Why does Sister Catherine slap Rachel in Chapter 7?

7. What does Dorothy find as she is cleaning Rachel after a fight with Sarah?

8. What do Rachel and her friends decide to sneak away to do in Chapter 10?

9. What does Rachel hear about a patient who left Moloka'i in Chapter 12?

10. What political event takes place on the day after Pono departs for Moloka'i?

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