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Call It Courage Chapter 4 (pt 1)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Back in Hikueru, who was responsible for keeping the fires burning?

a)

The elderly

b)

Mothers / women

c)

The younger tribe members

d)

Fathers / men

2.

How did Mafatu plan to fell, or take down, the tree for the canoe?

a)

Cut it with an ax

b)

With fire

c)

With his spear

d)

He would look for a tree that was already down

3.

Bamboo was used for all but which of the following?

a)

Fish trap

b)

Shelter walls

c)

Weapons

d)

Making a raft

4.

What type of necklace does Mafatu believe will be admired by the men when he returns home as a symbol of strength and courage?

a)

Whale bone

b)

Fish head

c)

Shark tail

d)

Boar's tooth

5.

The bark from a mulberry tree was collected, beaten and used to create what?

a)

A hat for Mafatu

b)

A cloth to wear

c)

Something to slide on

d)

A trap for fish

6.

Which was not part of Mafatu's shelter?

a)

A door of palm leaves

b)

Fish hooks

c)

A shelf on the wall

d)

Bowls from coconuts

7.

What type of skeleton did Mafatu find in the cove?

a)

A sea lion

b)

A boar (wild pig)

c)

An octupus

d)

A whale

8.

Mafatu spent hours squatting before the slab of basalt (a type of rock)...but why?

a)

He was making and sharpening weapons.

b)

He was grinding coconut

c)

He was grinding insects for food

d)

To cook his food on

9.

Who does Mafatu think is robbing his trap of its' food?

a)

Octopus or lamprey

b)

Eaters-of-men

c)

Uri, his dog

d)

Octopus or shark

10.

What did Mafatu do when he discovered the creature that was stealing his food from his trap?

a)

Throw food away from the area to distract it

b)

Kill it, it was going after his dog Uri

c)

Hit it with his paddle

d)

Leave it alone, he could find his own food elsewhere

11.

With what weapon did Mafatu kill the tiger shark?

a)

Knife

b)

Chunk of coral from the sea

c)

Axe

d)

Spear