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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 the preacher say about leprosy in Chapter 3?
(a) It is a disease that comes from immoral behaviour.
(b) It is one of God's miracles.
(c) It is a mystery.
(d) It is God's way of keeping the population under control.

2. How long is the journey from Honolulu to Moloka'i?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Five hours.
(c) Ten hours.
(d) Eight hours.

3. What does the letter that Haleola reads in Chapter 7 say?
(a) Rachel is allowed to stay with her Uncle Pono.
(b) Rachel is being transferred further south.
(c) Rachel must return home to her family.
(d) Rachel must remain at Bishop Home.

4. How does Rachel feel when her father comes for a visit in Chapter 9?
(a) She is overjoyed.
(b) She is nervous.
(c) She is ashamed.
(d) She feels indifferent.

5. What is Rachel fascinated by while attending a party?
(a) A swimming pool.
(b) A chandelier.
(c) A gramophone.
(d) An automobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose bed is empty at the end of Chapter 6?

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

3. Whom does Rachel kiss in Chapter 10?

4. How much does Wyckoff collect for bringing Rachel to the Kalihi Receiving Station?

5. Where is 'Moloka'i' set?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a ho'oponopono, and what does Rachel's father reveal at it?

3. What law does Rachel learn the Board of Health is trying to get passed in Chapter 13?

4. What causes Rachel worry in Chapter 9?

5. How does Rachel react to being at Kalihi?

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

7. What is Rachel's father's job? What does he bring her when he returns home in Chapter 1?

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

9. What causes Sister Catherine to question her religious beliefs in Chapter 12?

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

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