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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, From the Sun Swept Lagoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, what best describes the island?
(a) Inhabited by native tribes.
(b) Still bare rock.
(c) Still submerged.
(d) Still uninhabited.

2. What god do the island king and his people worship, to the high priest's displeasure?
(a) Havaiki.
(b) Tane.
(c) Oro.
(d) Bast.

3. What best describes the island civilization described in Chapter 2?
(a) Powerful and sophisticated.
(b) Weak and disorganized.
(c) Sickly.
(d) Starving.

4. What god does the island king silently accept, at the temple ceremony?
(a) Tane.
(b) Havaiki.
(c) Pere.
(d) Oro.

5. How many miles does the group have to sail to reach their new home?
(a) Five miles.
(b) Five hundred miles.
(c) Five thousand miles.
(d) Fifty miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the island king?

2. How did trees first begin to grow on the island?

3. What beneficial things may have reached the island by being caught up in the wind?

4. What bad omen does the island king experience before he sails away?

5. What body of water serves as the setting for the opening section?

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