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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Mafatu pray?
(a) His mother.
(b) Moana, the Sea God.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Maui, Goddess of the Fisherman.

2. Where has a current formed?
(a) On the other side of the reef.
(b) Around her canoe.
(c) By the shoulder of the reef passage.
(d) By the other canoes.

3. What is Mafatu convinced will swallow him up?
(a) An underwater cave.
(b) A giant whale.
(c) A giant wave starts thundering toward the canoe.
(d) The Sea God.

4. What does Uri do for Mafatu?
(a) He licks his face.
(b) His thumping tail provides comfort and reassurance.
(c) He steers the canoe.
(d) He catches fish.

5. What does Mafatu's experience with the sea tell him?
(a) He can drink the water.
(b) There is a storm coming.
(c) The sharks are circling him.
(d) There is a school of fish below him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Mafatu feel all but worthless?

2. How long do they stay in the sea?

3. How does Mafatu feel?

4. What does Mafatu have to endure?

5. How does Mafatu feel about the sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mafatu's most significant shame?

2. How does Mafatu and his mother end up in danger?

3. What does Mafatu think about his father?

4. How does Chapter 2 end?

5. What happens during the first major storm?

6. What does Mafatu realize after the storm has passed?

7. What has happened when Mafatu has attempted to overcome his fear?

8. What role does Kivi play in Mafatu's plans?

9. Where does Mafatu head?

10. What happens after Mafatu and his mother are washed ashore?

(see the answer keys)

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