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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, From the Inland Sea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abner Hale marry Jerusha Bromley?
(a) To avoid going to jail.
(b) He falls in love with her.
(c) All missionaries are required to marry.
(d) To win a bet.

2. When a slave woman weeps because her husband is going to be sacrificed, what happens?
(a) Her husband is spared.
(b) She is killed.
(c) She is rewarded.
(d) She is laughed at.

3. During the voyage, what does it mean when the sailors spot flocks of birds catching fish?
(a) That land is near.
(b) That sunset is near.
(c) That a storm is coming.
(d) That the voyage is doomed.

4. How does Malama, the royal Anii-Nui, treat the missionaries when they arrive in Hawaii?
(a) She greets them warmly.
(b) All of the given answers.
(c) She decides to dress like the missionaries.
(d) She asks them to teach her to read and write English.

5. During the voyage from New England to Hawaii, how many people must share each small cabin?
(a) Eight.
(b) A dozen.
(c) Two.
(d) Each person has their own private cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Abner preach the first Sunday service on the voyage to Hawaii?

2. After 13 years in Hawaii, Kamejiro and his friend Ishii-san both send away to Japan for a bride. What happens when the two young women arrive?

3. Who is challenging the island king for power?

4. What is objectionable about the Cayenne pineapples introduced by Schilling?

5. When Abner's oldest son married Noelani's daughter, how does Abner react?

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