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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. How does he feel after the climb to the lookout?
(a) His injured leg hurts.
(b) Thrilled.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Anxious.

2. About what is Mafatu unsure?
(a) How to hunt.
(b) What food is safe to eat.
(c) Where his friends have gone.
(d) Which island he is on.

3. What does Mafatu now realize about himself?
(a) He is afraid.
(b) He misses his tribe.
(c) He is wounded.
(d) He is no longer afraid.

4. How does he feel when he moves a bone?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Worried.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Disgusted.

5. Why did he initially think that Maui had led him to this island?
(a) So he could practice his hunting skills.
(b) So he could have a home of his own.
(c) So she could speak with him.
(d) So he would be safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does he feel as he heads out to the reef?

2. Who does he praise for bringing him safely to this island and for giving him courage?

3. What does Mafatu wake up the next morning and remember?

4. Why is Mafatu not ready to find food?

5. How does he feel now that his knife is finished?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is his victory?

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

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

5. What are the first steps in making a canoe in Mafatu's culture?

6. How does Mafatu prepare the pig?

7. What does the spearhead symbolize?

8. How does Mafatu react when the water becomes turbulent? Why does he react this way?

9. What does Mafatu resolve to do each day?

10. How does Mafatu push away thoughts of home and his father?

(see the answer keys)

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