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

2. How does Rachel feel during her first examination in Chapter 3?

3. Whose letters to Rachel become less frequent and then stop altogether?

4. What are 'pali'?

5. What year is it in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Rachel and her friends decide to sneak away to do in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

5. How does Mother Marianne react when she sees the girls returning from the party in Chapter 10?

6. What does Rachel decide to do for Haleola's funeral?

7. What is a ho'oponopono, and what does Rachel's father reveal at it?

8. Where does Wyckoff take Rachel in Chapter 3? What does he collect there?

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

10. What does Rachel become popular for at the dormitory in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the characters Sister Catherine and Haleola . What does the reader learn of their pasts and family lives? What are their defining characteristics? Describe their relationships with Rachel. What comparisons can be made between these two characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of historical fiction. What are the elements of this genre? Why is "Moloka'i " an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "Moloka'i"?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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