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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject is Rachel interested in?

2. Why does Sister Catherine take Henry to Kalawao?

3. Who dies in Chapter 1?

4. What does Rachel warn Catherine about in Chapter 13?

5. What charges at Rachel when she runs away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes Rachel worry in Chapter 9?

3. What political event takes place on the day after Pono departs for Moloka'i?

4. How does Sister Catherine ensure that Rachel and Haleola are able to see each other after Pono's death?

5. Why does Rachel want to return to Moloka'i after sneaking away?

6. What does Rachel hear about a patient who left Moloka'i in Chapter 12?

7. What does Dorothy find as she is cleaning Rachel after a fight with Sarah?

8. What does Rachel become popular for at the dormitory in Chapter 9?

9. Why is Rachel's school dismissed for the day in Chapter 1?

10. Where is Rachel told she will live on Moloka'i? Why doesn't Mother Marianne think Rachel should live with her uncle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in the novel " Moloka'i." How does Brennert illustrate the death motif throughout the novel? What do the characters think of death? How do the characters, particularly Rachel, react to the deaths?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Alan Brennert, the author of the novel "Moloka'i." What others works has he written? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Brennert's other work? How is he regarded in the literary world?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of religion in the novel. Is religion an important element of the story? Why or why not? Is Rachel a religious person? How does religion influence her choices in life?

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