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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. From what does Mafatu drink?
(a) A coconut.
(b) The sea.
(c) A canteen.
(d) One of the green drinking nuts.

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

3. What danger do they survive?
(a) Hypothermia.
(b) The sharks circling around them.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Dehydration.

4. What happens eventually and gradually?
(a) Mafatu becomes more nervous.
(b) The storm lets up.
(c) The sun sets.
(d) The storm picks up.

5. Who does Mafatu begin to follow?
(a) Kana.
(b) His father.
(c) Kivi.
(d) Uri.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who treats Mafatu poorly?

2. Why does Mafatu's mother struggle to feed him?

3. What wakes Mafatu at midnight?

4. What would cause Mafatu to lose his spear or line?

5. What is coming their way?

(see the answer key)

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