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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the other fishermen feel about her decision?

2. Who might his father think had taken his son?

3. What is Mafatu amazed and relieved to discover?

4. What happens just as suddenly?

5. What is Mafatu convinced will swallow him up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mafatu and his companions during the second major storm?

2. How does Mafatu feel when he sees land in the distance?

3. How does Mafatu and his mother end up in danger?

4. What has resulted because of Mafatu's fear?

5. How is Mafatu treated?

6. How does Mafatu struggle through the day?

7. What has happened when Mafatu has attempted to overcome his fear?

8. What does Mafatu describe at the beginning of the chapter?

9. How does Chapter 2 end?

10. What happens after the storm? To what does Mafatu awaken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mafatu finds time to act like a child during his journey.

Part 1) How does he act like a child? What does this say about his character?

Part 2) What do his childlike actions remind the reader about this character?

Part 3) Why might the author have made Mafatu act like a child on this island? What is his purpose?

Essay Topic 2

Mafatu's story is timeless.

Part 1) Why is it timeless?

Part 2) What can various cultures around the world learn from this story?

Part 3) How is this story significant to you?

Essay Topic 3

Mafatu spends much of his life in isolation.

Part 1) How has he been isolated up to the point his journey begins?

Part 2) How does this journey amplify his isolation?

Part 3) Will he be in isolation after his journey? Why or why not?

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