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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 does Sister Catherine learn about her mother in Chapter 12?
(a) Her mother has remarried.
(b) Her mother has committed suicide.
(c) Her mother has leprosy.
(d) Her mother has gone bankrupt.

2. Who declares a Provisional Government in Chapter 4?
(a) The Hawaiian elite.
(b) A group of government officials from Singapore.
(c) A group of American businessmen.
(d) The monarchy.

3. Whom does Rachel have sex with in Chapter 12?
(a) Jake.
(b) Hokea.
(c) Tom.
(d) Nahoa.

4. What sport has Rachel become skilled at by Chapter 10?
(a) Softball.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Surfing.
(d) Soccer.

5. What does Henry wish for in Chapter 12?
(a) Sarah would visit him.
(b) He would contract leprosy.
(c) Rachel would be let out of the settlement.
(d) Rachel could transfer to another leper settlement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rachel feel during her first examination in Chapter 3?

3. Where is Rachel transferred after Kalihi?

4. Who dies in Chapter 1?

5. What is Rachel's father's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Rachel follows Moko to his house?

2. What does Rachel become popular for at the dormitory in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Rachel want to return to Moloka'i after sneaking away?

4. Why did Haleola come to Moloka'i? What does she do there?

5. What causes Rachel worry in Chapter 9?

6. How is Rachel's family affected after she is discovered to have leprosy?

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

8. Why is Rachel's school dismissed for the day in Chapter 1?

9. Why does Catherine take Henry to Kalawao during his visit to Moloka'i? What family news does Henry share with Rachel during his visit?

10. After Pono's death, what does Haleola ask Rachel?

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