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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 can underwater eruptions cause?
(a) Snow.
(b) Crop growth.
(c) Tidal waves.
(d) Rainbows.

2. Who or what is Wait-for-the-West-Wind?
(a) A god.
(b) A ship.
(c) A girl.
(d) A village.

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) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

4. What does decomposed lava rock create?
(a) Algae.
(b) Quicksand.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Soil.

5. What happens to the site of the island king's first new settlement?
(a) It is attached by hornets.
(b) It is attacked by natives.
(c) It is consumed by a tidal wave and lava.
(d) It prospers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an accurate description of the earliest beaches?

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

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

4. What is a submerged island called when it reaches the ocean's surface?

5. What is lava?

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