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Call It Courage | Quiz

Armstrong Sperry
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Call It Courage | Quiz

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1)

Why does Mafatu forget about being hungry and thirsty? (from Chapter 2 The Sea)

Uri has fallen in the water.
His father's canoe is behind him.
He sees his goddess.
The sight of land spurring him onward.
2)

What does Mafatu notice in the distance that gives him hope? (from Chapter 5 Homeward)

Land.
The "lagoon-fire."
Smoke.
Sunlight.
3)

What does Mafatu wake up the next morning and remember? (from Chapter 3 The Island)

The crazy events that led him to the beach on which he now lays.
How his mother died.
That Uri was injured.
That Kivi never returned.
4)

Why does the sight of a shark swimming nearby not stop him? (from Chapter 2 The Sea)

The water is so cold.
He wants to find Uri.
He is hungry.
He is driven by a will to live.
5)

What does Mafatu decide to explore? (from Chapter 3 The Island)

His side of the island.
The beach.
The other side of this island.
The sea.
6)

How does he feel when he moves a bone? (from Chapter 3 The Island)

Disgusted.
Frightened.
Worried.
Surprised.
7)

Of what is Mafatu acutely aware? (from Chapter 5 Homeward)

He is tired.
He is afraid.
He is hungry.
The sharks circling around his canoe at night.
8)

How does Tavana Nui suddenly realize who the boy is? (from Chapter 5 Homeward)

When Mafatu comes closer.
When Maui tells him it is his son.
Mafatu greets his father by saying, "My father, I have come home."
When the sun comes from behind a cloud.
9)

What does Mafatu spot at the sacred spot? (from Chapter 3 The Island)

Food.
A knife.
Clothing.
A spearhead.
10)

What does Mafatu now realize about himself? (from Chapter 3 The Island)

He misses his tribe.
He is no longer afraid.
He is wounded.
He is afraid.
11)

What happens when Mafatu tries to catch his friend? (from Chapter 4 Drums)

He drops him.
He makes a net.
He falls in too.
He is too late.
12)

Who does he praise for bringing him safely to this island and for giving him courage? (from Chapter 3 The Island)

Maui.
Kana.
Moana.
His mother.
13)

What does he want from his town and his father? (from Chapter 3 The Island)

A job.
Respect.
To find him.
To be left alone.
14)

What is in Mafatu's favor? (from Chapter 5 Homeward)

The winds.
The size of the canoe.
The waves.
The weather.
15)

Why can Mafatu stand up? (from Chapter 2 The Sea)

His mother's spirit stands him up.
Uri helps him.
Maui is holding his hand.
There is sand beneath his feet.
16)

How does he feel now that his knife is finished? (from Chapter 4 Drums)

Not as brave as he had hoped.
Anxious.
Excited.
Brave.
17)

Where are the savages' canoes coming around? (from Chapter 5 Homeward)

The southern headland of the island.
The reef.
The front of Mafatu's canoe.
The large rock.
18)

What does he need to make a fishhook? (from Chapter 4 Drums)

A rock.
A shell.
Some bone.
Metal.
19)

What is fighting against him? (from Chapter 5 Homeward)

The heat.
The current.
The wind.
The warriors.
20)

Why does Mafatu's father, Tavana Nui, emerge from the crowd? (from Chapter 5 Homeward)

He is looking for his son.
To meet this stranger.
He hopes the stranger is his son.
He wants to know who is trespassing on their island.
21)

Why did he initially think that Maui had led him to this island? (from Chapter 3 The Island)

So she could speak with him.
So he could have a home of his own.
So he could practice his hunting skills.
So he would be safe.
22)

Where are fish hooks made from bone, coconut-shell bowls, an extra clothing garment made waterproof for wet weather, and a coil of sennit found? (from Chapter 4 Drums)

Inside the house.
In a hollow tree.
On the beach.
Inside a bag.
23)

To where does he head? (from Chapter 3 The Island)

To his canoe.
To the banana tree.
Back to the beach where he had landed earlier that day.
To the other side of the island. Back to the idol.
24)

How does he feel as he heads out to the reef? (from Chapter 4 Drums)

Irritated.
Hoping he can stab the shark.
Secretly hoping he does not encounter the shark.
Excited.
25)

What happens to the tiny canoe? (from Chapter 2 The Sea)

It is lifted into the air and torn to splinters on the reef.
It tips over.
It speeds up.
It spins in a circle.
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