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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 The Sea.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Mafatu's mother take him out to the barrier reef?
(a) To swim through the coral.
(b) To look for his father.
(c) To catch fish.
(d) To look for sea urchins.

3. How does Mafatu feel about the sea?
(a) Fear.
(b) Unsure.
(c) Fearless.
(d) Excited.

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

5. Why does Mafatu forget about being hungry and thirsty?
(a) The sight of land spurring him onward.
(b) Uri has fallen in the water.
(c) His father's canoe is behind him.
(d) He sees his goddess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sky cast upon the tiny canoe?

2. What does Mafatu wonder about his father, Tavana Nui?

3. What does Mafatu realize when he is shocked into full awareness by the cold water?

4. What has Mafatu resolved to do this year?

5. Who does Mafatu begin to follow?

(see the answer key)

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