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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What world leader's death is mentioned as occurring around the time period described in Chapter 2?
(a) Charlemagne.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

2. How many letters are there in Hawaiian alphabet?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Fifty-seven.
(d) Six.

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

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

5. What is true about the body of water in Chapter 1?
(a) Life began there.
(b) None of the given answers.
(c) It sometimes flooded the land.
(d) Both of the given answers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body of water serves as the setting for the opening section?

2. Who does Noelani, Malama's royal daughter, marry?

3. What is the name of the science that studies how the earth is formed?

4. Learning that the high priest plans to betray the island king, the king and his followers plan to escape by sailing in what direction?

5. What living creatures are likely to discover a new island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were likely to be the earliest living creatures to visit the newly formed island in Chapter 1?

2. How does Abner Hale react when he is told that Hawaiians, including their Alii Nui (queen), Malama, practice polygamy, and that the rocks in the garden are family gods?

3. What happened, millions of years ago, when a rupture occurred on the ocean floor?

4. Nine years later, Abner is delighted to learn that his oldest son, Micah, is returning to Hawaii as a minister. But when he meets the ship, he learns that Micah has married the daughter of Neolani (and granddaughter of the old Alii-Nui, Malama). How does Abner react to this news?

5. The six-month ocean voyage to Hawaii is a rough test of endurance. How does Abner Hale respond to this challenge?

6. Once the king and his followers settle at their new village site, they make many important decisions about their future. Pick one and discuss it briefly.

7. Once an island finally reaches the ocean's surface, is its presence there permanent? Why or why not?

8. What is Abner's reaction when the crew of a docked whaling ship go on a rampage through the settlement, sacking the homes of Hawaiians and raping their women?

9. What are the earliest life forms that an island can support, once it has formed soil?

10. By the time the island emerged again and developed into a lush paradise of unique foliage, ready for discovery, what was the one thing lacking that human explorers would need?

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