Whale Rider Quiz 3

Pai says, ‘It’s quiet down deep. Koro needed quiet. That’s what Nanny said. He didn’t want to talk anymore. He just wanted to go down and down’.

While we hear Pai say these words, what is she doing?

• diving to collect Koro's necklace

• riding her bike to Koro's house to apologise

• laying in her bed trying to sleep

What does Paikea bring back to the boat?

• Koro's necklace

• Koro's necklace and a crayfish

• nothing

• A crayfish

The close up of Koro's whale tooth necklace reinforces it's symbolic importance in the story. Since Paikea is the one who found this necklace, what does this mean?

Why does Nanny Flowers decide not to tell Koro about the necklace right away?

• She thinks Rawiri should tell Koro

• He bought a new necklace already so she doesn't want him to regret wasting money

• She wants Koro to discover Paikea's the one he was looking for in his own way

Who is Paikea's guest of honour for her end of year school concert?

• Koro

• Nanny Flowers

• Rawiri

• Porourangi

Koro is leaving the house to go to Paikea's concert when he turns his head like he has heard or sensed something. The director uses a close up shot (pictured here) to express Koro's realisation that....

• he wants to go for a swim

• something is wrong

• he forgot his jacket

During Paikea's concert, the director chose to cut to a shot of the empty chair beside Nanny Flowers to emphasise the fact that...

• there are too many chairs

• that Koro is still eating dinner

• that Porourangi is missing the performance

• that Koro is missing the performance

How would you describe how Paikea is feeling when introducing her special performance that is dedicated to Koro? Why do you think she is feeling this way?

What does Koro discover on the beach?

• A message in a bottle has washed ashore

• A great canoe (waka taua) has washed ashore

• Many whales have washed ashore

What is Paikea's main message in her speech

• There should only be one leader and it should be Koro

• There should only be one leader and it should be Paikea

• There should be many leaders in the tribe