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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 he think about again?

2. He has the skill and resources to build a net but cannot get out to the "distant reef" to cast the net without his canoe. What does this do to him?

3. How does he move toward the idol?

4. When does the tree fall to the ground?

5. What does Mafatu now realize about himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mafatu become frightened?

2. How does Mafatu react when the water becomes turbulent? Why does he react this way?

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

4. How does Mafatu realize there are humans nearby?

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

6. Why does Mafatu go after his knife?

7. What does Mafatu make for dinner?

8. What does Mafatu spot at the sacred platform? Why does he need it?

9. What does the spearhead symbolize?

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 learns a lesson during the last chapter.

Part 1) What is this lesson? What events lead up to this lesson?

Part 2) How will this lesson help him through life?

Part 3) What can you learn from this lesson? How is it relevant to you?

Essay Topic 2

Mafatu endures many struggles during his journey.

Part 1) How does he struggle on the canoe? How does he overcome these struggles?

Part 2) How doe she struggle on the island? How does he overcome these struggles?

Part 3) How do these trials and tribulations change his character?

Part 4) Could he have made these personal changes without going on this adventure? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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