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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. What bad omen does the island king experience before he sails away?
(a) A fire that won't start.
(b) A broken bone.
(c) A bad dream.
(d) A cloud shaped like a fist.

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

3. Who is challenging the island king for power?
(a) His son.
(b) His brother.
(c) The high priest.
(d) The queen of a nearby island.

4. What task is assigned to the missionaries?
(a) To teach the natives how to grow tobacco.
(b) To translate the Bible into Hawaiian.
(c) To teach Latin to the natives.
(d) To learn how to surf.

5. Kamejiro's daughter, Reiko, is courted by a soldier, Lieutenant Jackson. What is Lieutenant Jackson's military assignment?
(a) To recruit Japanese soldiers.
(b) To look for Japanese spies.
(c) To prevent Japanese girls from marrying service men.
(d) He is on leave and has no assignment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation is Teroro to the island king?

2. How do the other missionaries on the voyage to Hawaii feel about Abner?

3. When Kelolo teaches Hawaiian history to Abner, how many generations does he say have been born since the original founding journey from Bora Bora?

4. What happens when the Japanese Federations of Labor workers' strike is broken?

5. What advice does 94-year-old Char Nyuk Tsin give to her grandson, Hong Kong Kee, after the events of December 7, 1941?

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