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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 does Kenji die in Chapter 19?
(a) He hits his head on a door.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He has an allergic reaction.
(d) He is accidentally stabbed.

2. Why does Rachel submit paperwork to get a court date?
(a) To get her daughter's adoption papers unsealed.
(b) To dispute the cancellation of her financial assistance.
(c) To file for divorce.
(d) To sue the government for interring her in the settlement.

3. Why does Aunt Florence ask Rachel to go away?
(a) She doesn't want her son to meet Rachel.
(b) She is frightened that the neighbors will see her talking to a leper.
(c) She doesn't believe Rachel is who she claims to be.
(d) She never liked Rachel.

4. What is found floating in the sea at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A message in a bottle.
(c) Crossen's body.
(d) An abandoned fishing vessel.

5. Rachel submits an application to get a copy of __________________ in Chapter 21.
(a) Her marriage certificate.
(b) Her father's death certificate.
(c) Her daughter's birth certificate.
(d) Sarah's marriage certificate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sister Catherine go for vacation in Chapter 17?

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

3. Lani dies of __________.

4. What does Rachel do on Thursdays in Chapter 17?

5. Who is Hokea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the patients at the Leprosy Investigation Station leave one by one?

2. What event seems to aggravate Crossen's anger in Chapter 19? On the night that Kenji dies, why did he go over to Crossen's home?

3. What causes Rachel to feel ashamed when visiting Jake at the lighthouse in Chapter 14?

4. Why is Henry delighted when he becomes ill in Chapter 15?

5. What punishment does Crossen receive for killing Kenji?

6. In what year does the Endnote take place? Why have Ruth and her daughter travelled to Kalaupapa?

7. What documents does Rachel set about obtaining in Chapter 21?

8. Where does Rachel go after returning to Hawaii in Chapter 22?

9. After gaining access to Ruth's adoption papers, what does Rachel find out about Ruth's adoptive family?

10. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel fear about being released from the settlement?

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