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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 wonder how he could be a brave leader?
(a) If he does not know how to fish.
(b) If he is afraid to use weapons.
(c) If he is afraid to venture past the water's edge.
(d) If he is not strong enough.

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

3. Suddenly, what does the bird do?
(a) Catches a fish.
(b) Flies overhead.
(c) Flies to him.
(d) He flies away.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has a current formed?

2. When morning comes, who is with Mafatu?

3. The next day shows what?

4. What does Uri do for Mafatu?

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

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