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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Homeward.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does he wonder about this island?
(a) If this is where they offered their sacrifices.
(b) If he will ever escape it.
(c) If there are animals on this island.
(d) Where he should build his home.

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

3. How does Mafatu fell a tree?
(a) By burning the base of the tree.
(b) By climbing up it and leaning to the side.
(c) By tying a rope to it and pulling on it.
(d) With an axe.

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

5. What happens as Mafatu's canoe slips through the passage in the barrier-reef?
(a) A crowd assembles on the beach.
(b) It hits a rock.
(c) It sinks.
(d) It begins to sail smoothly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mafatu begin to follow?

2. How does Tavana Nui respond at his son's return home, so full of renewed courage and confidence?

3. What does Mafatu use to guide his path?

4. What can Mafatu hear?

5. What happens as the current gets quicker?

(see the answer key)

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