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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 The Sea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the sight of a shark swimming nearby not stop him?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He wants to find Uri.
(c) The water is so cold.
(d) He is driven by a will to live.

2. What has Mafatu resolved to do this year?
(a) Learn a new skill.
(b) Shrug off his restraints and face his fear.
(c) Leave home.
(d) Tell his father how he feels.

3. What does the sky cast upon the tiny canoe?
(a) Hail.
(b) Thunder and lightning.
(c) A shadow.
(d) Rain.

4. To whom does Mafatu pray?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Moana, the Sea God.
(c) Maui, Goddess of the Fisherman.
(d) His mother.

5. What does Mafatu discover when he surveys the situation?
(a) Uri is choking for air, stuck under the bow.
(b) A shark is circling his canoe.
(c) Uri is nowhere to be found.
(d) Kivi is calling to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are they end up in the churning sea?

2. What wakes Mafatu at midnight?

3. What does Mafatu hear some of the other boys calling his crafty work?

4. What does Mafatu's experience with the sea tell him?

5. What is Mafatu afraid will disappear, if he takes his eyes off of it?

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