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

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

3. 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 Hawaii's first Fourth of July fireworks display.
(c) To see the smoke from the fires on Oahu.
(d) To watch the planes flying over Honolulu.

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

5. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel fear will happen if she and Kenji leave Moloka'i?
(a) The outside world will ostracize them.
(b) Kenji will no longer need or love her.
(c) The residents of Kalaupapa will miss them.
(d) She and Kenji will not be able to support themselves financially.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rachel discover adopted Ruth?

2. What is Kenji's job?

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

4. What do the radio broadcasts from Oahu announce?

5. What are the homes at the settlement provided with in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rachel do in the last twenty years of her life?

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

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

4. 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?

5. Where does Rachel find a job in Chapter 22? Why is she fired?

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

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

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

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

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

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