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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. How many months rent does Rachel have to pay in advance for her apartment?
(a) One month.
(b) Twelve months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

2. How many new families move to Kalaupapa in Chapter 14?
(a) Five families.
(b) None.
(c) Three families.
(d) Eight families.

3. What does a nun give Rachel in Chapter 22?
(a) A letter from Ruth's adopted family.
(b) A telephone number for Mother Marianne.
(c) A crucifix.
(d) An invitation to a Christmas party.

4. Who speaks in Hawaiian at Rachel's funeral?
(a) No one.
(b) Ruth and Peggy.
(c) Lawrence McCully Judd.
(d) A kahuna.

5. What does Rachel see in the sky in Chapter 14?
(a) A lunar eclipse.
(b) An airplane.
(c) Halley's comet.
(d) A hot air balloon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Henry mistake for leprosy in Chapter 15?

2. Crossen believes he got leprosy from ___________.

3. Why does Rachel move in with Emily?

4. What does Hokea have of Rachel's?

5. Who is Hokea?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel fear about being released from the settlement?

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

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

5. At the end of the novel, what are the residents of Kalaupapa worried about?

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

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

8. What punishment does Crossen receive for killing Kenji?

9. Why did Crossen choose to be sent to the leprosarium at Kalaupapa instead of Carville?

10. 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?

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