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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uri do for Mafatu?
(a) He licks his face.
(b) He catches fish.
(c) He steers the canoe.
(d) His thumping tail provides comfort and reassurance.

2. Why is Mafatu relegated to the shoreline?
(a) There are too many fishermen.
(b) He is perceived to be a bringer of bad luck.
(c) His father worries about him.
(d) He is not skilled enough to fish.

3. What is Mafatu amazed and relieved to discover?
(a) The hail lasted only a moment.
(b) He has survived.
(c) The storm was not very strong.
(d) No whales were around him.

4. He hated doing these tasks back in Hikueru. How does he feel now?
(a) He wishes he were better at them.
(b) He wishes he had practiced them more at home.
(c) He is grateful for the skills now.
(d) He still hates them.

5. What does Mafatu use to cauterize the wound on his leg?
(a) Eucalyptus.
(b) Wild limes.
(c) Aloe.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does he begin to think about killing?

2. How does he move toward the idol?

3. What does Mafatu begin fashioning?

4. Soon, what comes?

5. What does Mafatu's mother finally decide to do?

(see the answer key)

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