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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 happens after a customer notices Rachel's crippled hand?

2. Rachel submits an application to get a copy of __________________ in Chapter 21.

3. How does Sarah react when she sees Rachel?.

4. What illness does Henry mistake for leprosy in Chapter 15?

5. Where is Sarah living in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Rachel to feel ashamed when visiting Jake at the lighthouse in Chapter 14?

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

3. What did Rachel do in the last twenty years of her life?

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

5. What brings some new residents to Kalaupapa in Chapter 13? What do Rachel and Jake find they have a shared interest in?

6. In what year does the Endnote take place? Why have Ruth and her daughter travelled to Kalaupapa?

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

8. Who meets Ruth and Peggy when they arrive at Kalaupapa?

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

10. Where does Rachel find a job in Chapter 22? Why is she fired?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens at the end of the novel "Moloka'i "? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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