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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. How far below the surface did fissures form?
(a) Four miles down.
(b) Four feet down.
(c) Four yards down.
(d) Forty miles down.

2. After nine years in Hawaii, how many children do Abner and Jerusha have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Eight.

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

4. When Jesus and Mohammed were alive, what stage were the islands at?
(a) Completely formed.
(b) Not even begun.
(c) Still forming.
(d) Fire-ravaged.

5. What threatens to destroy the city of Hilo?
(a) A warship from Bora Bora.
(b) A flock of angry seagulls.
(c) A native uprising.
(d) A flow of molten lava.

Short Answer Questions

1. Abner condemns the Hawaiian practice of polygamy. What is polygamy?

2. Once an island is formed, what can further eruptions cause?

3. In Chapter 3, what subject does Abner Hale study at Yale University?

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

5. Why does Micah Hale think that America will try to take over Hawaii?

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