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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Island.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is he starting to think that perhaps his ending up on this spot was a cruel joke on the part of Moana, the Sea God?
(a) Moana will not allow him food.
(b) He will not be able to find shelter.
(c) Perhaps Moana was upset for having been cheated.
(d) Moana wants him back in the sea.

2. Who does Mafatu begin to follow?
(a) Uri.
(b) Kana.
(c) His father.
(d) Kivi.

3. What has happened when Mafatu attempts to overcome his fear?
(a) He is only successful for a little while.
(b) He is overcome by the power of the sea to intimidate him.
(c) He does not have the skills to overcome his fear.
(d) Everyone laughs at him.

4. What does Mafatu wake up the next morning and remember?
(a) That Uri was injured.
(b) How his mother died.
(c) That Kivi never returned.
(d) The crazy events that led him to the beach on which he now lays.

5. What does Mafatu do by the shoreline?
(a) He sits and watches the other men.
(b) He cries.
(c) He prays to the goddess to help him.
(d) He fashions spears, nets, and sharkline for the other young boys to use.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does he use to pull himself up the slope?

2. What does he notice as he begins ripping leaves from a banana tree?

3. What has happened when he had taken an item from a sacred place?

4. What do the other fishermen do after turning their canoes around?

5. What makes Mafatu feel all but worthless?

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