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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who emerges from the water, sopping wet?
(a) His father.
(b) Kana.
(c) Uri.
(d) Kivi.

3. Who treats Mafatu poorly?
(a) His step-mother.
(b) The other children.
(c) His father and the other children in the village.
(d) His teachers.

4. With what is Mafatu suddenly filled?
(a) Fear.
(b) Resolve.
(c) Anger.
(d) Hunger.

5. What else taunts him?
(a) The sea.
(b) The tribal warriors.
(c) The fish.
(d) His mother, in his dreams.

6. What does Mafatu's mother decide to do?
(a) Send Mafatu with the other men.
(b) Join the other canoes.
(c) Find a new fishing spot.
(d) Brave the elements.

7. What is Mafatu resolved to do?
(a) Run away.
(b) Never to return to Hikueru unless he is successful in his pursuit.
(c) Tell the boys what he thinks of their work.
(d) Continue doing what he loves.

8. How do the other fishermen feel about her decision?
(a) Concern.
(b) Unconcerned.
(c) Angry.
(d) Content.

9. What does Mafatu's mother finally decide to do?
(a) Send Mafatu with the other fishermen.
(b) Continue looking for sea urchins.
(c) Continue to fish.
(d) Head back to shore.

10. How does Mafatu feel about the sea?
(a) Unsure.
(b) Fear.
(c) Fearless.
(d) Excited.

11. What would cause Mafatu to lose his spear or line?
(a) Other children.
(b) Bad memories would take over his hands.
(c) A large fish.
(d) The rough seas.

12. What no longer hangs around his neck?
(a) A symbol of the Sea God.
(b) His knife.
(c) His canteen.
(d) A gift from his father.

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

14. What happens just as suddenly?
(a) The canoe stops moving.
(b) The wind dies down and the sea is still again.
(c) Uri climbs back in the canoe.
(d) Kivi leaves again.

15. What happens eventually and gradually?
(a) The storm lets up.
(b) The storm picks up.
(c) The sun sets.
(d) Mafatu becomes more nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mafatu's mother take him out to the barrier reef?

2. Suddenly, what does the bird do?

3. What is Mafatu afraid will disappear, if he takes his eyes off of it?

4. To whom does Mafatu pray?

5. What wakes Mafatu at midnight?

(see the answer keys)

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