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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only person who has ever been nice to the outcast boy?
(a) His father.
(b) His goddess.
(c) Kana.
(d) His mother.

2. What does he do after he scrambles to the lookout point?
(a) He drops to his knees, crawling forward.
(b) He dances in the firelight.
(c) He yells to the men.
(d) He calls for Kivi.

3. What startles Mafatu?
(a) Kivi's call.
(b) Uri's barking.
(c) A wild boar crashing through the bushes.
(d) A drumming sound.

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

5. Who used to slide down a lava slide in banana leaves?
(a) His mother.
(b) Him.
(c) Children in Tahiti.
(d) Kana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mafatu realize when he is shocked into full awareness by the cold water?

2. What happens as Mafatu begins to fall?

3. How does Tavana Nui suddenly realize who the boy is?

4. What has rooted Mafatu to the ground?

5. With what is Mafatu suddenly filled?

(see the answer key)

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