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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 do Rachel's classmates call leprosy?

2. What does Sister Catherine learn about her mother in Chapter 12?

3. Whose bed is empty at the end of Chapter 6?

4. What happens to Sister Catherine's letter in Chapter 9?

5. How long is the journey from Honolulu to Moloka'i?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rachel react to being at Kalihi?

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

4. What happens when Rachel follows Moko to his house?

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

6. What happens to Harry Woo at school in Chapter 3? What rumor circulates the following day?

7. Why are lepers quarantined on Moloka'i?

8. What does Rachel wonder about the ship called the Mokoli'i in Chapter 1?

9. What causes Rachel worry in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the main characters? What are their roles in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Rachel Kalama. What are Rachel's defining character traits? Whom is she close to in the novel? What happens to Rachel throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of hope. What does Rachel maintain hope for? How does she remain hopeful despite the dire circumstances she finds herself in? What does Rachel's undying hope tell the reader about her character?

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