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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 helps Mafatu drag the bones down the beach?

2. What would he never again be called?

3. Why is Mafatu not ready to find food?

4. What can he use to make a raft?

5. How does he feel now that his knife is finished?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the first steps in making a canoe in Mafatu's culture?

3. What does Mafatu find in the clearing?

4. What will happen if he could kill the pig?

5. What wakes him the next morning?

6. How does Mafatu prepare the pig?

7. What does the spearhead symbolize?

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

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

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

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 chooses to leave before the others wake.

Part 1) Why does he do this? What does he wonder about his tribe?

Part 2) What do you think were the reactions of the tribe? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) How would your family react if they woke up one morning and you were gone? Compare and contrast their reaction to what you believe might be Mafatu's tribe's reaction.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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