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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many other patients still remain at the facility when Rachel leaves?
(a) Ten.
(b) None.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

2. How do prospective landlords treat Rachel?
(a) With pity.
(b) Kindly.
(c) With respect.
(d) Rudely.

3. What takes place on September 9th, 1909, in the novel?
(a) A fishing boat sinks off Moloka'i's shore.
(b) Rachel is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.
(c) Settlement residents are allowed leave the island on day trips.
(d) The new lighthouse goes into operation.

4. How does the Japanese man look everytime Rachel sees him in Chapter 15?
(a) Confused.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Angry.
(d) Friendly.

5. What do the patients soon discover about the facility in Chapter 14?
(a) The patients are treated like animals.
(b) No Hawaiians work there.
(c) It is not well funded.
(d) The facility rules are too strict.

6. How does Lani feel about her breasts in Chapter 15?
(a) She is disgusted.
(b) She is scared.
(c) She is ecstatic.
(d) She is embarassed.

7. Who speaks in Hawaiian at Rachel's funeral?
(a) No one.
(b) A kahuna.
(c) Lawrence McCully Judd.
(d) Ruth and Peggy.

8. Where does Sister Catherine go for vacation in Chapter 17?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

9. Who spoke Hawaiian at Pono's funeral?
(a) Sister Catherine.
(b) Haleola.
(c) No one.
(d) Rachel.

10. Crossen believes he got leprosy from ___________.
(a) A Chinese prostitute.
(b) He doesn't know.
(c) A former colleague.
(d) His cousin.

11. What does Rachel learn is the reason Dorothy disappeared?
(a) Dorothy ran away with Kimo after he developed leprosy.
(b) Dorothy moved away to the mainland.
(c) Dorothy fell in love with another man and married him.
(d) Dorothy developed leprosy and died.

12. What does Rachel convince Kenji not to do in Chapter 15?
(a) Hang himself.
(b) Swim out to sea.
(c) Run away from the settlement.
(d) Jump from the cliffs.

13. Why does Crossen come to Kalaupapa instead of the leprosy colony close to his home in Louisiana?
(a) The facility in Louisiana is full.
(b) He does not want to embarrass his family.
(c) He was kicked out of the Louisiana facility for bad behavior.
(d) He has always wanted to see Hawaii.

14. What did Gabriel Crossen once do?
(a) He wrote a controvercial book.
(b) He was in the American navy.
(c) He worked with Rachel's father.
(d) He was a famous musician.

15. Where is Sarah living in Chapter 21?
(a) Maui.
(b) Fiji.
(c) Texas.
(d) Waikiki.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry get on a boat in Chapter 16?

2. Where does Rachel's daughter live?

3. Where had Rachel decided to spend her last days?

4. Where does Rachel meet Ruth?

5. What happens in December, 1980?

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