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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a moto tabu?
(a) A prayer.
(b) A type of food.
(c) His favorite phrase.
(d) A Forbidden Island.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mafatu decide not to go to his lookout to check for the arrival of the eaters-of-men?

2. Who helps Mafatu drag the bones down the beach?

3. How has Majatu conquered another fear when saving his dog?

4. The next day, what does Mafatu begin to rebuild?

5. What can he use to make a raft?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is his victory?

2. What does Mafatu find in the clearing?

3. What does Mafatu do when his canoe is complete?

4. To what thoughts does the sighting of the wild boar lead?

5. What does Mafatu make for dinner?

6. What does Mafatu remember and believe when he wakes up the next morning?

7. Why does Mafatu decide not to go to his lookout?

8. What does Mafatu do when he sees the whale?

9. How does Mafatu go about making a raft? Why is the raft important?

10. How does Mafatu realize there are humans nearby?

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