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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. What do Dorothy and Henry often argue about?

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

4. What does Rachel's father do for a living?

5. How old is Rachel in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sister Catherine ensure that Rachel and Haleola are able to see each other after Pono's death?

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

3. What causes Rachel worry in Chapter 9?

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

5. Why does Rachel decide to run away in Chapter 8?

6. At church, what does the preacher say about leprosy in Chapter 3?

7. How is Rachel's family affected after she is discovered to have leprosy?

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

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

10. How does Rachel react to being at Kalihi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some of the historical events mentioned in the novel "Moloka'i"? Why might Brennert have chosen to include real historical events in his fictitious story?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret Rachel's growth as a character throughout the novel. How has she grown, and why? Compare Rachel when the reader is first introduced to her to how she is by the end of the novel.

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