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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 year is it in Chapter 19?

2. What year is it in Chapter 15?

3. How long does Rachel stay in Maui in Chapter 22?

4. Crossen believes he got leprosy from ___________.

5. What do the radio broadcasts from Oahu announce?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rachel do every year in memory of her daughter?

3. At the end of the novel, what are the residents of Kalaupapa worried about?

4. Where does Rachel go after returning to Hawaii in Chapter 22?

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

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

7. What does Ruth want to know when Rachel first contacts her? How does Ruth react to Rachel's explanation?

8. How does Rachel react to the news of her pregnancy?

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

10. After gaining access to Ruth's adoption papers, what does Rachel find out about Ruth's adoptive family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of escape. Why does Rachel yearn to escape her life? How does she go about doing so? How is she finally able to escape Moloka'i? How does she feel once she has left?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Moloka'i." Who are the members of Rachel's family? Is family important to Rachel? How does Rachel's family affect her decisions and actions? Describe Rachel's relationship with her father and daughter.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Rachel's time at Kalihi and Bishop Home. Why is she sent to these two places? What does she encounter when she first arrives in Kalihi? Describe her emotions in Kalihi. How does she feel about living at Bishop Home when she first arrives? What other characters live there? How do they impact Rachel's life?

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