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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, From the Starving Village.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Char Nyuk Tsin's sons told about their parents?
(a) That their mother is of royal blood.
(b) None of the given answers.
(c) Both of the given answers.
(d) That their real mother lives in China.

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

3. What good omen appears during the voyage?
(a) Another ship.
(b) A mermaid.
(c) A new star.
(d) A flying fish.

4. After three years in Hawaii, what task is Abner still trying to complete?
(a) Learning to surf.
(b) The construction of his first church.
(c) His sea shell collection.
(d) Translating the Bible into Hawaiian.

5. Why does John Whipple come to China in 1865?
(a) To visit distant relatives.
(b) To hire workers for the Hawaiian sugar fields.
(c) All of the given answers.
(d) To take a vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an accurate description of the earliest beaches?

2. What is true about the body of water in Chapter 1?

3. How many letters are there in Hawaiian alphabet?

4. In 1825, how much do the missionaries earn per year?

5. What best describes the island civilization described in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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