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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 2: Part 2, how do the townspeople react to Wika's family during the visits to Lā‘ie?
(a) They are disrespectful.
(b) They express admiration and gratitude.
(c) They are indifferent.
(d) They bow and call him Prince.

2. In Book 2: Part 2, what does the trumpet bush in the front yard look like to the son?
(a) A trumpet.
(b) A bell of a cornet.
(c) An upside-down tulip tree.
(d) A cornet.

3. In Book 2: Part 1, what is the main reason David feels like a child around Charles?
(a) Charles's butler, Adams.
(b) Charles's condescending attitude.
(c) Their age difference.
(d) David's own insecurities.

4. In Book 1: Chapter 3, what special event takes place at the Bingham Brothers bank each year?
(a) A New Year's celebration.
(b) A special charity auction.
(c) A luncheon for the wards of The Hiram Bingham Charitable School and Institution.
(d) A grand art exhibition.

5. In Book 2: Part 1, what makes Charles's relationship with Peter different from others?
(a) They have an on-and-off romantic relationship.
(b) They are only friends.
(c) Charles never has a romantic relationship with Peter.
(d) Peter is younger than Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 1: Chapter 7, what is the content of the letter David receives?

2. In Book 1: Part 15, how does David feel about Walden, the butler?

3. In Book 2: Part 1, what makes David feel like he has already mourned his father?

4. In Book 1: Part 17, why is David initially hesitant to open the second item his grandfather showed him?

5. In Book 1: Part 16, how does David surprise Edward with his actions after returning from shopping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the condition imposed by Uncle William regarding sleeping inside the house?

2. Why does Eden reflect on her husband's background and their marriage?

3. What does Edward find peculiar about the disappearance of old Hawaiian names?

4. How does Eden feel when the man with long curls strikes up a conversation with her?

5. Why did the principal of the school call in the author regarding their son, David's, English paper?

6. What happenes to Edward's face that surprises David when they met?

7. Who is Étienne Louis, and what role does he play in the silk-growing enterprise in California?

8. How does David initially feel about the prospect of inheriting the Bingham family house?

9. What secret does David's grandmother reveal about their childhood and silence?

10. What does David envy about Charles Griffith, and what does he reveal about his own travel experiences?

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