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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 does he move toward the idol?

2. What does he want from his town and his father?

3. What would he never again be called?

4. What does he begin to think about killing?

5. What does he think about again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Mafatu done by saving his dog?

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

3. What does the spearhead symbolize?

4. What does Mafatu find in the clearing?

5. How does Mafatu realize there are humans nearby?

6. What happens when Mafatu and Uri are on the raft?

7. Why does Mafatu go after his knife?

8. What does Mafatu make for dinner?

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

10. What does Mafatu resolve to do each day?

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

There is a glimmer of Mafatu's moving toward self-sufficiency and independence.

Part 1) When does this first appear? How does his self-sufficiency and independence grow?

Part 2) How does his new sense of self guide him in the choices he makes?

Part 3) What does he learn about self-sufficiency and independence? Is it always good?

Part 4) Why or why not? How is this relevant in your own life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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