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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 does Rachel learn is the reason Dorothy disappeared?

2. What does Rachel see in the sky in Chapter 14?

3. Who is Hokea?

4. Where does Rachel get a job upon returning to Honolulu?

5. Lani dies of __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth want to know when Rachel first contacts her? How does Ruth react to Rachel's explanation?

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

3. Why did Crossen choose to be sent to the leprosarium at Kalaupapa instead of Carville?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What causes Francine's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Brennert's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does Brennert use foreshadowing? How do the examples of foreshadowing affect the tone of the novel?

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 hope. What does Rachel maintain hope for? How does she remain hopeful despite the dire circumstances she finds herself in? What does Rachel's undying hope tell the reader about her character?

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