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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 Flight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who treats Mafatu poorly?
(a) The other children.
(b) His step-mother.
(c) His father and the other children in the village.
(d) His teachers.

2. What do the other fishermen do after turning their canoes around?
(a) They head for the safety of dry land.
(b) They find a new place to fish.
(c) They count their catch.
(d) They slowly head back home.

3. What does Mafatu have to endure?
(a) Endless mocking and ridicule.
(b) The ridicule from a step-mother.
(c) Blame for his mother's death.
(d) Sadness from the loss of his mother.

4. Why does Mafatu wonder how he could be a brave leader?
(a) If he does not know how to fish.
(b) If he is not strong enough.
(c) If he is afraid to use weapons.
(d) If he is afraid to venture past the water's edge.

5. How are they end up in the churning sea?
(a) When their boat capsizes.
(b) When the boat collapses.
(c) When Mafatu's mother jumps overboard.
(d) When the boat begins to leak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mafatu's mother decide to do?

2. What would cause Mafatu to lose his spear or line?

3. What happens to Mafatu's mother after raising the coconut to her son's lips?

4. Why is Mafatu relegated to the shoreline?

5. What makes Mafatu feel all but worthless?

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