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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, From the Sun Swept Lagoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad omen does the island king experience before he sails away?
(a) A broken bone.
(b) A fire that won't start.
(c) A cloud shaped like a fist.
(d) A bad dream.

2. What god was the island chief's father sacrificed to appease?
(a) Tane.
(b) Oro.
(c) Pere.
(d) Havaiki.

3. Learning that the high priest plans to betray the island king, the king and his followers plan to escape by sailing in what direction?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

4. What is trapped in the rocks because of how they are formed?
(a) Oil.
(b) Uranium.
(c) Water.
(d) Diamonds.

5. What word best describes the foliage on the island at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Sparse.
(b) Unique.
(c) Poisonous.
(d) Desert-like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What good omen appears during the voyage?

2. What beneficial things may have reached the island by being caught up in the wind?

3. How far below the surface did fissures form?

4. What best describes the island civilization described in Chapter 2?

5. Who or what is Wait-for-the-West-Wind?

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