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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 a nun give Rachel in Chapter 22?

2. What happens after a customer notices Rachel's crippled hand?

3. Who spoke Hawaiian at Pono's funeral?

4. What year is it in the Endnote?

5. What does Rachel learn is the reason Dorothy disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel fear about being released from the settlement?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Brennert's use of symbolism in the novel "Moloka'i. " What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What do these symbols represent? How do the examples of symbolism relate to the theme of death and isolation?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss conflict in "Moloka'i." Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations cause these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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