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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Golden Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Army captain Shigeo Sakagawa, arrives in Hawaii in 1946 on leave, what happens to him?
(a) He becomes part of a victory parade in Honolulu.
(b) He is ignored.
(c) He is stoned by protesters.
(d) None of the given answers.

2. In 1942, when Hoxworth Hale tours the South Pacific in search of good sites for airstrips, where do his travels take him?
(a) All of the given answers.
(b) Bora Bora.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) Pago Pago.

3. The island king avoids the celebration after the ceremony, and instead goes home with 14-year-old Tehani. Who is Tehani's father?
(a) King Tatai.
(b) The high priest.
(c) Teroro.
(d) Marama.

4. When a revolution takes place in Hawaii, what does Queen Liliuokalani do about it?
(a) She shoots at her enemies.
(b) She faints.
(c) She sails to Bora Bora.
(d) She abdicates the throne.

5. In 1946, the term "the Golden Men" is coined to describe a certain kind of person developing in Hawaii. Which of the following is NOT necessarily an attribute of a "Golden Man"?
(a) A blend of Western and Eastern culture and values.
(b) A blend of modern and ancient sensibilities.
(c) A blend of business and philosophy.
(d) A blend of Caucasian and Asian genes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What god was the island chief's father sacrificed to appease?

2. Who helps Jerusha when her first child, a son, is born?

3. What is Kee Chun Fat's advice to the men who are moving to Hawaii?

4. After three years in Hawaii, what task is Abner still trying to complete?

5. What series of natural phenomena are described as the cause of events in the opening section?

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