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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. Who spoke Hawaiian at Pono's funeral?
3. Why does Henry get on a boat in Chapter 16?
4. How does Kenji die in Chapter 19?
5. What has been declared illegal on Kalaupapa?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event seems to aggravate Crossen's anger in Chapter 19? On the night that Kenji dies, why did he go over to Crossen's home?
2. After gaining access to Ruth's adoption papers, what does Rachel find out about Ruth's adoptive family?
3. In what year does the Endnote take place? Why have Ruth and her daughter travelled to Kalaupapa?
4. What causes Francine's death?
5. In Chapter 21, what does Rachel discover about the stories her father told her about her family for many years?
6. Why did Crossen choose to be sent to the leprosarium at Kalaupapa instead of Carville?
7. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel fear about being released from the settlement?
8. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel hope to do if she and Kenji become eligible for temporary release from the settlement?
9. Why is Henry delighted when he becomes ill in Chapter 15?
10. At the end of the novel, what are the residents of Kalaupapa worried about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the main characters? What are their roles in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Rachel Kalama. What are Rachel's defining character traits? Whom is she close to in the novel? What happens to Rachel throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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