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

2. What is Kenji's job?

3. What do the radio broadcasts from Oahu announce?

4. What year is it in Chapter 19?

5. Rachel and Jake are mutually interested in ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What punishment does Crossen receive for killing Kenji?

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

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

7. What difficulty does Rachel have once she arrives in Honolulu?

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

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

10. What causes Francine's death?

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 the struggles faced by Rachel throughout the novel. What struggles does Rachel face? How does she overcome them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of historical fiction. What are the elements of this genre? Why is "Moloka'i " an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "Moloka'i"?

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