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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 Rachel say she will do if eligible for temporary release in Chapter 18?
(a) She will try to find her siblings and her daughter.
(b) She will throw herself a party.
(c) She will move to mainland America.
(d) She will stay in Kalaupapa anyway.

2. Why do Rachel and others go to the highest point on the Kalaupapa Peninsula?
(a) To glimpse the regatta in Honolulu harbor.
(b) To see the smoke from the fires on Oahu.
(c) To watch the planes flying over Honolulu.
(d) To see Hawaii's first Fourth of July fireworks display.

3. How long does Rachel stay in Maui in Chapter 22?
(a) Four days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Ten days.
(d) One week.

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

5. Why do Rachel and Kenji call the police on Crossen?
(a) He breaks one of their windows.
(b) He steals from the shop in Kalaupapa.
(c) He threatens Rachel with physical harm.
(d) He beats his girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rachel tell Lani to see a doctor?

2. How many months rent does Rachel have to pay in advance for her apartment?

3. Why does Henry get on a boat in Chapter 16?

4. Why does Kenji stop sending money home?

5. What do the radio broadcasts from Oahu announce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Rachel to feel ashamed when visiting Jake at the lighthouse in Chapter 14?

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

3. 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?

4. What punishment does Crossen receive for killing Kenji?

5. Why did Kenji send money to his family for many years? What made him stop?

6. After gaining access to Ruth's adoption papers, what does Rachel find out about Ruth's adoptive family?

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

8. What difficulty does Rachel have once she arrives in Honolulu?

9. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel hope to do if she and Kenji become eligible for temporary release from the settlement?

10. How does Rachel react to the news of her pregnancy?

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