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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 Drums.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did he initially think that Maui had led him to this island?
(a) So he would be safe.
(b) So he could practice his hunting skills.
(c) So he could have a home of his own.
(d) So she could speak with him.

2. How does he feel now that his knife is finished?
(a) Brave.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Excited.
(d) Not as brave as he had hoped.

3. He has the skill and resources to build a net but cannot get out to the "distant reef" to cast the net without his canoe. What does this do to him?
(a) It worries him.
(b) It irritates him.
(c) It further complicates the situation.
(d) It makes him excited about the challenge.

4. What does he need to make a fishhook?
(a) Some bone.
(b) Metal.
(c) A shell.
(d) A rock.

5. What startles Mafatu?
(a) A drumming sound.
(b) Uri's barking.
(c) Kivi's call.
(d) A wild boar crashing through the bushes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy do when he flings himself onto the floor of the canoe?

2. What frightens Mafatu?

3. What does Mafatu spot at the sacred spot?

4. Soon, what comes?

5. How does Mafatu feel when the construction of a new canoe is complete?

(see the answer key)

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