3. What does Mafatu sees after he slides down the lava slide?
(a) A whale in the water.
(b) Fresh water.
(c) A manmade path leading through the jungle.
(d) A school of fish.

4. What does he make out of coconut-tree fronds?
(a) A plate.
(b) A lean-to.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Clothing.

5. What does Mafatu spot as he and Uri head toward the reef on the raft?
(a) A man.
(b) Fish.
(c) Canoes.
(d) The dorsal fin of the shark poking through the water.

6. How does he fashion a fish trap?
(a) From a log.
(b) From a shell.
(c) From bamboo.
(d) From a piece of trash.

7. What does the boy plan to wait until the next day to do?
(a) Continue the process.
(b) Think about his father.
(c) Look for cannibals.
(d) Hunt for food.

8. What leads toward the sea and to a large clearing?
(a) A trail of shells.
(b) A stream.
(c) The trail.
(d) Foot prints.

9. How does Mafatu fell a tree?
(a) With an axe.
(b) By burning the base of the tree.
(c) By tying a rope to it and pulling on it.
(d) By climbing up it and leaning to the side.

10. What does Mafatu do to the shark?
(a) He taunts him.
(b) He pushes on his gills.
(c) He stabs him in the belly.
(d) He grabs him.

11. What does he begin to think about killing?
(a) The pig.
(b) Fish.
(c) The cannibals.
(d) Sea urchins.

12. When does the tree fall to the ground?
(a) When the fire has burned through the trunk.
(b) When a strong wind blows.
(c) When it yields to his weight.
(d) When it yields to Mafatu pulling on the rope.

13. How do the following days find Mafatu?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Busy all the time.
(c) Excited.
(d) More worried.

14. What does he think about the skills he had acquired back home?
(a) They need to be improved.
(b) They help a little.
(c) They are a waste.
(d) They are proving useful now.

15. What is Mafatu's reaction when the water begins to get turbulent?
(a) He looks for sharks.
(b) He is not scared anymore.
(c) He becomes frightened.
(d) He looks for Uri.