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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What charges at Rachel when she runs away?

2. Who invites Haleola to come on outings with the Bishop Home girls?

3. What year is it in Chapter 12?

4. What do Rachel's classmates call leprosy?

5. What sport has Rachel become skilled at by Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Pono's death, what does Haleola ask Rachel?

2. What does Dorothy find as she is cleaning Rachel after a fight with Sarah?

3. In Chapter 6, why is Emily happy to have leprosy?

4. Why is Rachel allowed to leave Bishop Home though she is not yet eighteen years old?

5. Why does Catherine take Henry to Kalawao during his visit to Moloka'i? What family news does Henry share with Rachel during his visit?

6. Why did Haleola come to Moloka'i? What does she do there?

7. What political event takes place on the day after Pono departs for Moloka'i?

8. What causes Rachel worry in Chapter 9?

9. Why does Rachel want to return to Moloka'i after sneaking away?

10. What does Rachel hear about a patient who left Moloka'i in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Alan Brennert, the author of the novel "Moloka'i." What others works has he written? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Brennert's other work? How is he regarded in the literary world?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of discrimination. How is Rachel discriminated? Why is she discriminated against? How does the social stigma attached to leprosy affect Rachel's life?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Rachel and Kenji. What do they feel for one another? How does their relationship evolve as the novel progresses? How does Kenji die, and how does his death impact Rachel?

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