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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Big Island: Doorway to the Other Self.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pila say litters the beaches of Hawaii?
(a) Needles.
(b) Jellyfish.
(c) Litter.
(d) Coral reefs.

2. The Children of God were also called the Children of the what?
(a) Garden.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Volcano.
(d) Rainbow.

3. The owner of the Chicken Shack was a veteran of what war?
(a) WWI.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) WWII.
(d) Korean.

4. In what year was The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii published?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1958.

5. What is the first day of Pila's hypothetical vacation titled in Chapter 1?
(a) "Jet Lag."
(b) "Respite."
(c) "Arrival."
(d) "Flight."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Pila writes that people are "overworked, overstimulated, overfed and" what?

2. Who does Pila write Claire "Kalar" Chiles is known as to him in this world in the acknowledgments?

3. What does Pila say is served on the average traveler's plate with breakfast in Chapter 1?

4. What kingdom was a legendary continent with the Hawaiian Islands at the tip?

5. What is a Hawaiian word for veranda?

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