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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 beneficial things may have reached the island by being caught up in the wind?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Insects.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Maps.

2. After much argument, what is sacrificed when the island king and his people build a temple at their new home?
(a) Four slaves.
(b) One slave.
(c) Fish.
(d) Pigs.

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

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

5. The island king avoids the celebration after the ceremony, and instead goes home with 14-year-old Tehani. Who is Tehani's father?
(a) King Tatai.
(b) Marama.
(c) The high priest.
(d) Teroro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What living creatures are likely to discover a new island?

2. What beneficial object may have reached the island in bird excrement?

3. What bad omen does the island king experience before he sails away?

4. What god does the island king silently accept, at the temple ceremony?

5. What can underwater eruptions cause?

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