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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 fire that won't start.
(b) A broken bone.
(c) A bad dream.
(d) A cloud shaped like a fist.

2. What important position does the king's uncle, Tupuna, pass down to Teroro?
(a) Human sacrifice.
(b) Priest.
(c) King.
(d) Slave.

3. What is the name of the science that studies how the earth is formed?
(a) Biography.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Geology.

4. What causes lava rock to decompose?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Wind.
(c) Changes in temperature.
(d) Rain.

5. Who is challenging the island king for power?
(a) His son.
(b) His brother.
(c) The queen of a nearby island.
(d) The high priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason that the sailors sail back to their original island during Chapter 2?

2. What time span is covered in Chapter 1?

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?

4. During the voyage, what does it mean when the sailors spot flocks of birds catching fish?

5. What world leader's death is mentioned as occurring around the time period described in Chapter 2?

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