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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. Where does Rachel stay when she arrives in Honolulu?

2. Why do Rachel and Kenji call the police on Crossen?

3. How does Ruth react when she finds out that Rachel had leprosy?

4. Why does Crossen come to Kalaupapa instead of the leprosy colony close to his home in Louisiana?

5. What did Rachel do a lot of in her last twenty years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What punishment does Crossen receive for killing Kenji?

5. Why is Henry delighted when he becomes ill in Chapter 15?

6. Why do the patients at the Leprosy Investigation Station leave one by one?

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

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

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

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 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

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?

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