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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 does Ruth tell Rachel about during their first meeting?

2. How many new families move to Kalaupapa in Chapter 14?

3. What year is it in Chapter 15?

4. What did Gabriel Crossen once do?

5. Who spoke Hawaiian at Pono's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Crossen think he got leprosy? Who is he full of hate for as a result?

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

6. Where does Rachel volunteer to go after her leprosy test comes back positive in Chapter 14?

7. What does Rachel think when she sees Honolulu for the first time in more than fifty years?

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

9. Why did Crossen choose to be sent to the leprosarium at Kalaupapa instead of Carville?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in the novel " Moloka'i." How does Brennert illustrate the death motif throughout the novel? What do the characters think of death? How do the characters, particularly Rachel, react to the deaths?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Brennert's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does Brennert use foreshadowing? How do the examples of foreshadowing affect the tone of the novel?

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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