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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. Who spoke Hawaiian at Pono's funeral?
(a) No one.
(b) Sister Catherine.
(c) Haleola.
(d) Rachel.

2. How does Ruth react when she finds out that Rachel had leprosy?
(a) She is shocked.
(b) She says she already knew.
(c) She is delighted.
(d) She worries that she might have it, too.

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

4. What happens after a customer notices Rachel's crippled hand?
(a) Rachel is fired with no explanation.
(b) Rachel has to wear gloves at work.
(c) Rachel decides to have surgery.
(d) Her employer takes an interest in Rachel's life story.

5. Why does Rachel decide to leave the facility in Chapter 14?
(a) A nurse accuses her of stealing.
(b) She feels healthier than ever.
(c) To teach the residents of Kalaupapa what she has learned.
(d) To make the most of life in Moloka'i.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Rachel's daughter live?

3. What is Lawrence McCully Judd's position in 1931?

4. What happens in December, 1980?

5. What will happen if Rachel tests negative for leprosy one more time in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Rachel do every year in memory of her daughter?

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

7. What is Lani excited to show Rachel in Chapter 15?

8. Why do the patients at the Leprosy Investigation Station leave one by one?

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

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

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