Study Guide to Moloka'i by Alan Brennert

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Moloka’i is the moving life story of a native Hawaiian girl, Rachel, who contracts leprosy as a child and is sent (presumably for the rest of her life) to live in isolation at the leper colony on the island of Moloka’i.

This guide offers the reader insight into what Brennert set out to achieve in the novel and suggests how its success may be judged.
An introduction for teachers and reading group leaders; Detailed discussion of characters, genre, narrative voice, themes, and symbols; A chapter-by-chapter commentary, with helpful explanatory notes and guiding questions that suggest topics for further discussion and thought; A vocabulary activity and test - with answers; Two maps and three graphic organizers that allow the reader to make concise notes; A glossary of relevant literary terms; Suggestions for group discussion and post-reading activities.