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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 is the name of the ship that Rachel takes to visit Ruth?
(a) S.S. Lurline.
(b) S.S. Lindsey.
(c) S.S. Louellen.
(d) S.S. Louisa.

2. How does Sarah react when she sees Rachel?.
(a) She screams.
(b) She slams the door in Rachel's face.
(c) She laughs hysterically.
(d) She faints.

3. Where does Rachel meet Ruth?
(a) At a public park.
(b) At a hotel.
(c) At a cafe.
(d) At a train station.

4. Who is Jake Puehu?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) A lighthouse keeper.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

5. What has been declared illegal on Kalaupapa?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Logging.
(c) Forcibly confining people.
(d) Fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ruth and Peggy travel to in the Endnote?

2. Why do Rachel and others go to the highest point on the Kalaupapa Peninsula?

3. What year is it in Chapter 19?

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

5. Where does Rachel's daughter live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What causes Francine's death?

4. What documents does Rachel set about obtaining in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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