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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. Who might his father think had taken his son?
(a) His mother's spirit.
(b) Kana.
(c) Moana, the Sea God.
(d) Maui, the Goddess of Fishermen.

2. Suddenly, what does the bird do?
(a) He flies away.
(b) Flies to him.
(c) Flies overhead.
(d) Catches a fish.

3. How does Mafatu feel?
(a) Excited.
(b) Content.
(c) Worried.
(d) Isolated.

4. What else taunts him?
(a) His mother, in his dreams.
(b) The tribal warriors.
(c) The fish.
(d) The sea.

5. What does Kivi do after flying overhead?
(a) Calls to Mafatu.
(b) Lands on the canoe.
(c) Turns and flies south, leading the way.
(d) Flies home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mafatu feel about his inability to conquer his fears?

2. What does Mafatu realize when he is shocked into full awareness by the cold water?

3. What happens just as suddenly?

4. What happens to the tiny canoe?

5. Who emerges from the water, sopping wet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has resulted because of Mafatu's fear?

2. How does Mafatu and his mother end up in danger?

3. What happens after the storm? To what does Mafatu awaken?

4. What has happened when Mafatu has attempted to overcome his fear?

5. What is Mafatu left wondering years later?

6. What does Mafatu describe at the beginning of the chapter?

7. What happens during the first major storm?

8. How does Mafatu feel when he sees land in the distance?

9. What happens that foreshadows a larger storm?

10. What happens to Mafatu and his companions during the second major storm?

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