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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. 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 look for sea urchins.
(d) To catch fish.

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

3. What has Mafatu resolved to do this year?
(a) Leave home.
(b) Shrug off his restraints and face his fear.
(c) Learn a new skill.
(d) Tell his father how he feels.

4. What do the other fishermen do after turning their canoes around?
(a) They head for the safety of dry land.
(b) They find a new place to fish.
(c) They slowly head back home.
(d) They count their catch.

5. What happens to the tiny canoe?
(a) It speeds up.
(b) It tips over.
(c) It spins in a circle.
(d) It is lifted into the air and torn to splinters on the reef.

Short Answer Questions

1. The next day shows what?

2. Years later, what is Mafatu left wondering?

3. When morning comes, who is with Mafatu?

4. Who emerges from the water, sopping wet?

5. What does Mafatu's mother finally decide to do?

(see the answer key)

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