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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 Flight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only person who has ever been nice to the outcast boy?
(a) Kana.
(b) His goddess.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

3. What else taunts him?
(a) The fish.
(b) The tribal warriors.
(c) His mother, in his dreams.
(d) The sea.

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

5. Why does Mafatu decide to do this?
(a) To be more helpful.
(b) In order to prove his worth as a fisherman.
(c) In order to have a better relationship with his father.
(d) To get away from those who tease him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mafatu feel about his inability to conquer his fears?

2. Why does Mafatu's mother take him out to the barrier reef?

3. What is Mafatu resolved to do?

4. Against what do the fishermen warn her?

5. What does Mafatu hear some of the other boys calling his crafty work?

(see the answer key)

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