Islands at the End of the World: Chapters 21-27

Ch 21: What is Gondwanaland?

• A supercontinent

• Another name for the islands in Maui county

• Another name for the Orchid

• The name the villagers call the sea turtles

Ch 21: Akoni shares information about nuclear reactor meltdowns everywhere but they have been unable to detect any radiation fallout. What does Akoni believe is happening to the radiation fallout?

• He points to the ocean and suggests the turtles are mopping it up

• He points to the sky and suggests the the Orchid is mopping it up

• He points to the ocean and suggests the waves are pushing it away

• He points to the sky and suggests the trade winds are pushing it away

Ch 21: During his sermon, Akoni talks about listening, whispers, and mountains. Who does Akoni believe is talking to people with epilepsy?

• Family. He believes they are looking for them.

• The Orchid. He believes it's a ship.

• The turtles. He believes they are the gods.

• The tsunami. He believes the waves carry messages.

Ch 21: How does Akoni confirm the voices and whispers are not just in his mind?

• Only a boy with epilepsy in the mountains can hear them

• Everyone in the village can hear them.

• A boy with epilepsy in the mountains and Akoni can hear them

• They are transmitted over radio waves

Ch 21: What is a Geiger counter?

• A device used to measure tsunamis

• A device used to measure radioactivity

• A device used to measure seismic activity for earthquakes

• A device used to measure epilepsy

Ch 22: What book is Lei's father referring to when he says "We don't need to chase some priest down any rabbit holes to appreciate the severity of our situation."

• Peter Rabbit

• Alice in Wonderland

• The Velvetten Rabbit

• Bunnicula

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Ch 22: What does Lei tell her father that fits into Akoni's speech?

• That she dreams during her seizures and hears a voice

• That she dreams during her seizures and can see the future

• That she blacks out during her seizures and can not remember anything

• That she is losing her hearing

Ch 23: After resting for 3 days, they hike through the jungle for 2 days only to be attacked and chased by:

• Dogs, the sheriff and his men

• Dogs and a group of angry tourists

• Wild pigs, the sheriff and his men

• Wild pigs and Uncle Akoni

Ch 24: What do Lei and her father see when they get to the clearing?

• The entire Hawaiian Navy Fleet leaving the islands

• A group of turtles swimming away

• A group of outrigger canoes headed back to Molokai

• The entire fleet of Hawaiian Airlines planes leaving the islands

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Ch 24 & 25: Lei recalls something she heard and realizes that:

• The Emerald Orchid is a cloud

• The Emerald Orchid is lonely

• The Emerald Orchid is dying

• The Emerald Orchid is giving birth