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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the pyramid topped by a massive figure?

2. When does the tree fall to the ground?

3. What has happened when he had taken an item from a sacred place?

4. Why is Mafatu not ready to find food?

5. To where does he head?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mafatu prepare the pig?

2. What does Mafatu spot at the sacred platform? Why does he need it?

3. What does Mafatu resolve to do each day?

4. Why does Mafatu go after his knife?

5. What does Mafatu do when his canoe is complete?

6. What are the first steps in making a canoe in Mafatu's culture?

7. How does Mafatu realize there are humans nearby?

8. Why does Mafatu decide not to go to his lookout?

9. How does Mafatu go about making a raft? Why is the raft important?

10. What does Mafatu remember and believe when he wakes up the next morning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mafatu goes through great change during his first day on the island.

Part 1) Describe this change. Why does this change occur?

Part 2) How does it affect the decisions he later makes?

Part 3) Predict how this change will affect him when he returns home.

Essay Topic 2

Mafatu prays to the Goddess of the Fishermen.

Part 1) Who is this goddess? Why does he pray to this goddess?

Part 2) Does the goddess help him? Why or why not?

Part 3) Compare and contrast Mafatu behavior in times of trouble and need to your behavior.

Essay Topic 3

Mafatu finds time to act like a child during his journey.

Part 1) How does he act like a child? What does this say about his character?

Part 2) What do his childlike actions remind the reader about this character?

Part 3) Why might the author have made Mafatu act like a child on this island? What is his purpose?

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