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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 many months rent does Rachel have to pay in advance for her apartment?
(a) Twelve months.
(b) Three months.
(c) One month.
(d) Six months.

2. What happens after a customer notices Rachel's crippled hand?
(a) Rachel has to wear gloves at work.
(b) Her employer takes an interest in Rachel's life story.
(c) Rachel is fired with no explanation.
(d) Rachel decides to have surgery.

3. How many years is Crossen sentenced to prison?
(a) Forty-two years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Thirty-five years.

4. Where does Rachel get a job upon returning to Honolulu?
(a) At a newspaper stand.
(b) At a gift shop.
(c) At a coffee shop.
(d) At a library.

5. Why does Kenji stop sending money home?
(a) The last of his surviving family dies.
(b) His family starts returning the money.
(c) He has no extra money to send.
(d) He has received no acknowledgment from his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aunt Florence react when she sees Rachel in Chapter 21?

2. How many other patients still remain at the facility when Rachel leaves?

3. Why does Crossen come to Kalaupapa instead of the leprosy colony close to his home in Louisiana?

4. What is Kenji's job?

5. Who is Hokea?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 is Lani excited to show Rachel in Chapter 15?

4. In Chapter 18, what does Rachel hope to do if she and Kenji become eligible for temporary release from the settlement?

5. In Chapter 21, what does Rachel discover about the stories her father told her about her family for many years?

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

7. Where does Rachel find a job in Chapter 22? Why is she fired?

8. What does Rachel do every year in memory of her daughter?

9. What difficulty does Rachel have once she arrives in Honolulu?

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

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