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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. What does Mafatu wonder about his father, Tavana Nui?

2. What has Mafatu resolved to do this year?

3. To whom does Mafatu pray?

4. When morning comes, who is with Mafatu?

5. What happens eventually and gradually?

Short Essay Questions

1. What improves his mood?

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

3. For what are the boys preparing?

4. What role does Kivi play in Mafatu's plans?

5. What happens that foreshadows a larger storm?

6. What is Mafatu left wondering years later?

7. What is Mafatu's most significant shame?

8. How does Mafatu struggle through the day?

9. What does Mafatu realize after the storm has passed?

10. What does Mafatu realize that causes him to be gripped by terror? How does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Seeing land is symbolic.

Part 1) When does he first see land on his journey? What does this symbolize?

Part 2) When looking at a neighboring island, what does he see? What does this foreshadow?

Part 3) Name two other times in history when seeing land has been significant. Explain the significance.

Essay Topic 2

Mafatu is very self-sufficient.

Part 1) How is he self-sufficient? What can one learn about Mafatu's culture through his self-sufficiency?

Part 2) How does this new independence and knowledge both help and hurt him?

Part 3) Do you believe that people in our modern culture are self-sufficient? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Mafatu learns a lesson during the last chapter.

Part 1) What is this lesson? What events lead up to this lesson?

Part 2) How will this lesson help him through life?

Part 3) What can you learn from this lesson? How is it relevant to you?

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