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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 startles Mafatu?
2. What happens when Mafatu tries to catch his friend?
3. Why is Mafatu not ready to find food?
4. How does he feel after the climb to the lookout?
5. Why did he initially think that Maui had led him to this island?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the spearhead symbolize?
2. How does Mafatu go about making a raft? Why is the raft important?
3. How does Mafatu act like a child?
4. To what thoughts does the sighting of the wild boar lead?
5. What happens when Mafatu and Uri are on the raft?
6. Why does Mafatu decide not to go to his lookout?
7. What does Mafatu find in the clearing?
8. How does Mafatu react when the water becomes turbulent? Why does he react this way?
9. What does Mafatu spot at the sacred platform? Why does he need it?
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
Mafatu goes through great change during his first day on the island.
Part 1) Describe this change. Why does this change occur?
Part 2) How does it affect the decisions he later makes?
Part 3) Predict how this change will affect him when he returns home.
Essay Topic 2
Mafatu prays to the Goddess of the Fishermen.
Part 1) Who is this goddess? Why does he pray to this goddess?
Part 2) Does the goddess help him? Why or why not?
Part 3) Compare and contrast Mafatu behavior in times of trouble and need to your behavior.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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