Whale Rider- 32.34-39.17

Pick the correct quote:

• "Anger's part of your battle. You gotta learn to control it."

• Anger's part of your battle. You gotta learn to control it.

• Anger's your battle. Control it.

• Anger's yours to control.

Pick the most appropriate quote to link to this idea: Koro only sees leadership qualities in the boys of his tribe.

• "For you boys, this will be a sacred school of learning."

• "You're going to learn that chant."

• "The taiaha is an instrument of war...a tool for fighting."

• "Now, take a break."

Pick the best summary of the scene:

• Paikea goes to the chief school and learns to fight with a taiaha.

• Hemi encourages Paikea to join the school.

• Paikea is late for the chief training because Koro doesn't pick her up.

• Koro tries to exclude Paikea from his chief training, however Paikea will not be deterred and she overcomes the obstacles he places in her way to learn.

Of the following quotes, which is most important?

• "Like what? Someone dying or something?"

• "Paikea's canoe sank...and he called on the ancient ones for strength."

• "You're a girl. Go to the back."

• "Get a drink of water."

What is Nanny Flowers doing when she delays the start of the ceremony?

• Allowing time for Paikea to reach the Marae so that she can be a part of the ceremony.

• Using Paikea's absence as a way to argue with Koro.

• Using her position as a matriarch of the tribe to control when people eat.

• Refusing to compromise with Koro.

What is the most important part of this quote: "You could sit up the back. Long as you were quiet. I wouldn't mind.

You're not even holding it right. Your hands should be like this. And your feet... like this."

• "You could sit up the back. Long as you were quiet."

• "I wouldn't mind."

• "You're not even holding it right."

• "Your hands should be like this. And your feet... like this."

What is the most important part of this quote:

K: When you're ready.

NF: When everyone's here, I'll be ready.

K: They are here. Those boys have waited half an hour.

NF: You tell her you weren't going to pick her up?

K: She could have come on the bus.

NF: You pick her up every day for years and she's just supposed to guess?

(a)  

What is Koro's reaction when he finds Paikea learning the taiaha from Hemi?

• He is angry that Hemi is messing around when he should be back at the school learning.

• He is disappointed in Paikea's foot work.

• He is angry because he thinks Paikea is breaking a sacred tradition.

• He is happy that Paikea is so determined to learn.

Put the numbers in chronological order (ie 12345):

1- Paikea refuses to sit at the back

2- Hemi teaches Paikea how to use the taiaha properly

3- Koro challenges Hemi with the taiaha

4- Koro discovers Paikea is trying to learn the Taiaha behind the school

5- Nanny Flowers delays the start of the ceremony

(a)  

Write a quote that supports the idea that Nanny Flowers thinks Paikea should be a part of the ceremony.

(a)