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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 wake up the next morning and remember?

2. What is Mafatu's reaction when the water begins to get turbulent?

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

4. What does Mafatu spot at the sacred spot?

5. What is a moto tabu?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mafatu become frightened?

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

3. What wakes him the next morning?

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

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

6. How does Mafatu prepare the pig?

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

8. How does Mafatu realize there are humans nearby?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Mafatu takes only the bare essentials on his adventure.

Part 1) What does he take with him? How is this symbolic?

Part 2) How does the training he has received in his culture prepare him find what he needs using these basic supplies?

Part 3) Are you prepared by your culture to survive independently? Explain.

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