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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 has Kenji had surgery on in Chapter 17?
(a) His ear.
(b) His eyelid.
(c) His hand.
(d) His toe.

2. What takes place on September 9th, 1909, in the novel?
(a) Settlement residents are allowed leave the island on day trips.
(b) The new lighthouse goes into operation.
(c) Rachel is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.
(d) A fishing boat sinks off Moloka'i's shore.

3. What is found floating in the sea at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) An abandoned fishing vessel.
(b) Crossen's body.
(c) A message in a bottle.
(d) An airplane.

4. What did Gabriel Crossen once do?
(a) He wrote a controvercial book.
(b) He was in the American navy.
(c) He was a famous musician.
(d) He worked with Rachel's father.

5. What does Rachel have a dream about in Chapter 14?
(a) Becoming a nurse.
(b) Seeing her father.
(c) Making love with Jake.
(d) Living in Honolulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hokea have of Rachel's?

2. What happens to the Hawaiian Islands on April 1st, 1946?

3. What did Rachel do a lot of in her last twenty years?

4. Who does Rachel discover adopted Ruth?

5. According to Dr. Goodhue, Lani's health concern in Chapter 15 is caused by _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes Francine's death?

3. What brings some new residents to Kalaupapa in Chapter 13? What do Rachel and Jake find they have a shared interest in?

4. Where does Rachel go after returning to Hawaii in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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