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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Island.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who emerges from the water, sopping wet?
(a) Kana.
(b) His father.
(c) Kivi.
(d) Uri.

2. Into what does he throw "half a dozen green drinking nuts and his fish spear?"
(a) A canoe.
(b) A bag.
(c) A box.
(d) A gourd.

3. What no longer hangs around his neck?
(a) His knife.
(b) His canteen.
(c) A gift from his father.
(d) A symbol of the Sea God.

4. Why is Mafatu not ready to find food?
(a) He is not yet strong enough to climb one of the many coconut trees on the island.
(b) He is afraid of the island.
(c) He does not know how to catch food.
(d) He does not know where to look for food.

5. From what is Mafatu getting no relief?
(a) Uri's whining.
(b) His fear.
(c) His hunger.
(d) The blistering sun and thirst.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Mafatu's mother after raising the coconut to her son's lips?

2. Against what do the fishermen warn her?

3. How long do they stay in the sea?

4. From what does Mafatu drink?

5. What has Mafatu resolved to do this year?

(see the answer key)

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