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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. How far does Rachel and her family have to walk to church?
(a) Two city blocks.
(b) A mile.
(c) Half a mile.
(d) A quarter of a mile.

2. What does Henry decide to do instead of going out to sea?
(a) Retire.
(b) Travel overseas.
(c) Take a job onshore.
(d) Open a business in the big city.

3. What does Henry tell Rachel about her mother in Chapter 9?
(a) She will visit soon.
(b) She took the children and moved away.
(c) She is working in a factory.
(d) She is ill.

4. What does Rachel warn Catherine about in Chapter 13?
(a) That Catherine might contract leprosy.
(b) Mother Marianne will be at the funeral.
(c) The funeral will not be Christian.
(d) There is bad weather coming.

5. What gift does Rachel's father give to Rachel in Chapter 1?
(a) A rag doll.
(b) A dollhouse.
(c) A matryoshka doll.
(d) A voodoo doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the board of health put on the fence in front of the Kamala's house?

2. What do the children call Mr. Wyckoff?

3. Who is Dorothy?

4. What year is it in Chapter 10?

5. How does Rachel become a popular storyteller at Bishop Home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rachel decide to run away in Chapter 8?

2. Why does Sister Catherine slap Rachel in Chapter 7?

3. Why is Rachel allowed to leave Bishop Home though she is not yet eighteen years old?

4. Why does Catherine take Henry to Kalawao during his visit to Moloka'i? What family news does Henry share with Rachel during his visit?

5. What happens to Harry Woo at school in Chapter 3? What rumor circulates the following day?

6. What is Rachel interested in during her Sunday school lessons?

7. After Pono's death, what does Haleola ask Rachel?

8. In Chapter 6, why is Emily happy to have leprosy?

9. Why are lepers quarantined on Moloka'i?

10. What does Rachel decide to do for Haleola's funeral?

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