Whale Rider Test 2

Who else in the plot directly connects with Paikea and notices her strength and is positively affected by it? This character has begun standing up a bit as well.

• Paikea's teacher

• Koro

• Nanny

• Paikea's dad

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Which of the following symbols represents the tribe, fading away, but then becoming reborn?

• the waka

• the carving of Paikea and the whale on the school

• the lobster

• the taiaha--fighting stick of the Maori tribe

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After leaving with her dad, Paikea is drawn by a deep sense of attachment to the place of her birth and upbringing, and eventually chooses to remain behind. This is an important moment in the story. The young girl asks her father to stop the car soon after they leave the village together. On a cliff overlooking the coast, she senses a force—represented by the whale—calling her to stay. _________________________In the organic connection between the two, the tribe’s history is connected to Paikea. The audience becomes aware that Pai has a “destiny” to fulfill, underpinned by her growing spiritual presence. Which of the following would be the best sentence inserted into the blank space?

• The attachment to home and tribe appears as a mystical bond between the girl and the whale.

• The whale is a really strong force calling her to stay.

• Paikea’s grandfather has no idea she is the leader he has been searching for.

• The Maori tribe appears to be dying just like the whales.

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Concrete information on why whales strand remains elusive. "Sickness, navigational error, geographical features, a rapidly falling tide, being chased by a predator, or extreme weather are all thought to contribute," according to the New Zealand Department of Conservation, but scientists are still not sure. What would be the best synonym for "elusive?"

• cerrtain

• somber

• mysterious

• dangerous

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“When will we talk about what is hurting these animals out on the sea? They are drowning out there, they can’t breathe, they beach themselves to be with the Aunties.”

Ngātiwai believes the whales beach when they are ready to die and want to return to their families, the Māori people. Then, their human families use the whales’ gift of their bodies for sacred carvings, for traditional medicines, and even for compost. What or who are the "Aunties?"

• their friends

• their ancestors

• Koro

• Paikea

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Who said the following?

“You’ve got the privileges but you also have obligations”

• Pai to Nanny Flowers

• Koro to Porourangi

• Koro to Pai

• Nanny Flowers to Porourangi

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Paikea now is accepted and she can participate in all of the traditions originally practiced only by men. What is the underlying meaning of this theme?

• Change is introduced-the hero is changed and the culture is reborn

• Crisis is faced-the hero challenges death and eventually conquers it

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All of the whales answer Paikea's call and they end up on the beach with very little life left in them

• Crisis is introduced: the hero, Paikea, faces death is reborn

• Resolution is offered: the hero, Paikea, claims a prize

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How does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones treat the young boy, Roger, in "Thank You, M'am"?

• with respect-- she drags him home, feeds him, encourages him to clean up, talks with him about her life, gives him money, and sends him on his way

• with disrespect--she drags him home, feeds him, encourages him to clean up, talks with him about her life, gives him money, and sends him on his way

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By the resolution of the story "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes, how does the young boy, Roger, treat Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones?

• with respect--he doesn't steal her purse and even offers to run a store errand for her

• with disrespect-- he steals her purse and yells and runs away from her while she is trying to drag him to her house

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