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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mafatu decide not to go to his lookout to check for the arrival of the eaters-of-men?
(a) He is afraid.
(b) He is too tired.
(c) It is scary.
(d) It wasted too much of his time.

2. Why is Mafatu relegated to the shoreline?
(a) He is not skilled enough to fish.
(b) His father worries about him.
(c) There are too many fishermen.
(d) He is perceived to be a bringer of bad luck.

3. The next day shows what?
(a) More signs of stormy weather.
(b) An island nearby.
(c) Fish to catch.
(d) No signs of the previous night's storm.

4. For what does Mafatu search?
(a) Signs of a storm.
(b) Signs of fish.
(c) Signs of Kivi.
(d) Signs of land.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has stopped by the next morning?

2. What does Mafatu have to endure?

3. Who helps Mafatu drag the bones down the beach?

4. What does Mafatu use to guide his path?

5. How does he move toward the idol?

(see the answer key)

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