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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Mafatu's mother finally decide to do?
(a) Continue to fish.
(b) Continue looking for sea urchins.
(c) Send Mafatu with the other fishermen.
(d) Head back to shore.
2. What does Uri do for Mafatu?
(a) He catches fish.
(b) He steers the canoe.
(c) He licks his face.
(d) His thumping tail provides comfort and reassurance.
3. What does Mafatu realize when he is shocked into full awareness by the cold water?
(a) How far away from home he is.
(b) He has hit his head.
(c) He cannot find his dog.
(d) He is drowning.
4. From what does Mafatu drink?
(a) A canteen.
(b) One of the green drinking nuts.
(c) The sea.
(d) A coconut.
5. When morning comes, who is with Mafatu?
(a) Himself.
(b) Kana.
(c) His father.
(d) Uri and Kivi.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Mafatu feel about his inability to conquer his fears?
2. What would cause Mafatu to lose his spear or line?
3. How does Mafatu's mother respond to the fishermen?
4. What is coming their way?
5. What has happened when Mafatu attempts to overcome his fear?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Mafatu left wondering years later?
2. How is Mafatu treated?
3. What is Mafatu's most significant shame?
4. What happens after the storm? To what does Mafatu awaken?
5. How does Mafatu and his mother end up in danger?
6. What does Mafatu think about his father?
7. What does Mafatu describe at the beginning of the chapter?
8. What does Mafatu realize after the storm has passed?
9. Where does Mafatu head?
10. How does Mafatu feel when he sees land in the distance?
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