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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, From the Sun Swept Lagoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What series of natural phenomena are described as the cause of events in the opening section?
(a) Volcanic eruptions.
(b) Hurricanes.
(c) Blizzards.
(d) Avalanches.

2. What world leader's death is mentioned as occurring around the time period described in Chapter 2?
(a) Charlemagne.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

3. What god was the island chief's father sacrificed to appease?
(a) Oro.
(b) Havaiki.
(c) Tane.
(d) Pere.

4. What is an accurate description of the earliest beaches?
(a) Bare rock with no sand.
(b) Rock covered by small bushes.
(c) Rock covered by sand dunes.
(d) Sand covered by tall trees.

5. What causes lava rock to decompose?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Changes in temperature.
(c) Rain.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. The island king avoids the celebration after the ceremony, and instead goes home with 14-year-old Tehani. Who is Tehani's father?

2. At the end of Chapter 1, what best describes the island?

3. What relation is Teroro to the island king?

4. What is one reason that the sailors sail back to their original island during Chapter 2?

5. When a slave woman weeps because her husband is going to be sacrificed, what happens?

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