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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. Why does Kenji stop sending money home?
(a) The last of his surviving family dies.
(b) His family starts returning the money.
(c) He has no extra money to send.
(d) He has received no acknowledgment from his family.

2. How does Rachel get a cut on her head in Chapter 21?
(a) She bumps her head getting into a car.
(b) An ashtray is thrown at her head.
(c) She runs into a door.
(d) She trips on a step.

3. How long does Ruth wait before calling Rachel again in Chapter 22?
(a) One week.
(b) Two days.
(c) A month.
(d) Two weeks.

4. How does Lani feel about her breasts in Chapter 15?
(a) She is scared.
(b) She is ecstatic.
(c) She is disgusted.
(d) She is embarassed.

5. Where is Crossen sent after he is sentenced for his crime?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Honolulu.
(c) Nowhere, he stays on Kalaupapa.
(d) Baton Rouge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sister Catherine in Chapter 17?

2. Why do Rachel and Kenji call the police on Crossen?

3. How many new families move to Kalaupapa in Chapter 14?

4. How does Sarah react when she sees Rachel?.

5. What lie does Kenji tell Rachel in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth want to know when Rachel first contacts her? How does Ruth react to Rachel's explanation?

2. Why is Henry delighted when he becomes ill in Chapter 15?

3. What did Rachel do in the last twenty years of her life?

4. How does Crossen think he got leprosy? Who is he full of hate for as a result?

5. In what year does the Endnote take place? Why have Ruth and her daughter travelled to Kalaupapa?

6. Who meets Ruth and Peggy when they arrive at Kalaupapa?

7. Where does Rachel volunteer to go after her leprosy test comes back positive in Chapter 14?

8. What event seems to aggravate Crossen's anger in Chapter 19? On the night that Kenji dies, why did he go over to Crossen's home?

9. In Chapter 21, what does Rachel discover about the stories her father told her about her family for many years?

10. What does Rachel think when she sees Honolulu for the first time in more than fifty years?

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