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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what does he throw "half a dozen green drinking nuts and his fish spear?"
(a) A box.
(b) A bag.
(c) A canoe.
(d) A gourd.

2. How does he feel as he heads out to the reef?
(a) Excited.
(b) Secretly hoping he does not encounter the shark.
(c) Hoping he can stab the shark.
(d) Irritated.

3. What does the Great Chief announce to the crowd?
(a) His son is now to be called "Stout Heart."
(b) He has a new son.
(c) He wants to know what has happened to his son.
(d) His son is dead.

4. What happens as Mafatu begins to fall?
(a) Tavana Nui catches his boy in his arms.
(b) He catches himself.
(c) Everyone gasps.
(d) The people move away from him.

5. What does he resolve?
(a) He will drown.
(b) He will never return home.
(c) The savages will catch him.
(d) The savages will never catch him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Mafatu at midnight?

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

3. How does Mafatu react when he finally realizes how truly isolated he is?

4. The next day shows what?

5. What does he do after he scrambles to the lookout point?

(see the answer key)

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