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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. How long do they stay in the sea?
(a) Two days.
(b) One week.
(c) For the whole of the night.
(d) For a few hours.

2. What does the boy do when he flings himself onto the floor of the canoe?
(a) He cuts his arm.
(b) He buries his face in his arms, crying.
(c) He screams.
(d) He hugs Uri.

3. How does Mafatu react when he finally realizes how truly isolated he is?
(a) Relaxed for the first time.
(b) Slightly nervous.
(c) Unsure.
(d) Gripped by terror.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mafatu feel about the sea?

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

3. What happens just as suddenly?

4. What else taunts him?

5. How are they end up in the churning sea?

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