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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 look for his father.
(b) To swim through the coral.
(c) To look for sea urchins.
(d) To catch fish.

2. What does Kivi do after flying overhead?
(a) Turns and flies south, leading the way.
(b) Flies home.
(c) Calls to Mafatu.
(d) Lands on the canoe.

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

4. What happens to Mafatu's mother after raising the coconut to her son's lips?
(a) She drinks from the coconut.
(b) She loses conciousness.
(c) She dies.
(d) The other fishermen save her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person who has ever been nice to the outcast boy?

2. How does Mafatu feel?

3. What does Mafatu discover when he surveys the situation?

4. How does Mafatu's mother respond to the fishermen?

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

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