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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 frightens Rachel when she first meets Francine?
(a) Francine's diseased hand.
(b) Francine's boisterous laugh.
(c) Francine's confidence.
(d) Francine's glaring eyes.

2. What year is it when the novel begins?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1889.

3. Where is Rachel living at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Queensland.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Honolulu.
(d) Bali.

4. What does Mother Marianne decide following Pono's death?
(a) Rachel will move in with Haleola.
(b) Rachel will be allowed to visit Haleola once a month.
(c) Rachel will not be able to visit Pono's gravesite.
(d) Haleola will not be allowed to visit Rachel.

5. What does Sarah tell Rachel about the people boarding the ship in Chapter 1?
(a) They are missionaries.
(b) They are lepers.
(c) They are rich.
(d) They are criminals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Catherine walk away from Haleola's funeral?

2. What charges at Rachel when she runs away?

3. How long is the journey from Honolulu to Moloka'i?

4. What does Haleola tell Rachel during a trip to the beach in Chapter 6?

5. What type of racing does Rachel watch in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Rachel worry in Chapter 9?

2. How does Rachel react to being at Kalihi?

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

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

5. Why is Rachel allowed to leave Bishop Home though she is not yet eighteen years old?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Rachel decide to do for Haleola's funeral?

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