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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. Who used to slide down a lava slide in banana leaves?

2. When does Mafatu climb up into the branches of the tree?

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

4. What does Mafatu use to cauterize the wound on his leg?

5. What does he soon do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What wakes him the next morning?

4. Why does Mafatu go after his knife?

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

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

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

8. What has Mafatu done by saving his dog?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After arriving on the island, Mafatu finds a spearhead.

Part 1) Why does he take it? How is taking the spearhead a victory?

Part 2) What does the spearhead symbolize?

Part 3) To what does this victory lead? How does this one event change his life forever?

Part 4) Describe an event that had a large impact on your life.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Mafatu has many voids in his life.

Part 1) What are these voids?

Part 2) What is the most important void? How has he been dealing with this void?

Part 3) How does this void lead him to adventure and ultimately to change, growth, and fulfillment?

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