1. What does Kelly Kanakoa do in the early 1950s?
(a) Teams up with Judy Kee to form Island Records.
(b) Both of the given answers.
(c) Teams up with Judy Kee to record an album.
(d) Neither of the given answers.

2. What cultural event does Shigeo attend in 1946 in Tokyo?
(a) A fireworks display.
(b) A calligraphy class.
(c) A sumo wrestling match.
(d) A tea ceremony.

3. What does Whip Hoxworth believe is the future of Hawaii?
(a) Pigs and chickens.
(b) Pearls and coral.
(c) Orchids and ginger flowers.
(d) Sugar and pineapples.

4. What is objectionable about the Cayenne pineapples introduced by Schilling?
(a) They are susceptible to mealy bugs.
(b) They have trouble absorbing iron from the soil.
(c) All of the given answers.
(d) They grow too big for the cans.

5. Char Nyuk Tsin (also known as Wu Chow's Auntie) is 61 years old in 1912. How many descendants does she have in her extended family, the Kees?
(a) 10.
(b) 32.
(c) 65.
(d) 97.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Kee Chun Fat (who made his fortune in the California gold fields) and Mun Ki (who works as a cook in a brothel in Macao)?

2. What god do the island king and his people worship, to the high priest's displeasure?

3. During the voyage from New England to Hawaii, how many people must share each small cabin?

4. What is the name of the island king?

5. When the island submerged again, what formed around it?

(see the answer key)

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