The Whale Rider Quizzes

The Whale Rider Quiz 1

1 The narrator describes the old days as which of the following?
A time of great natural beauty and life

A void. Nothing

A vast, open sea with no land at all

A desert scatter with a few cacti
2 The narrator states that earth and sea had what reaction to the coming of man?
They were fearful that man would spread corruption within them

They were angry of the encroachent and prepared to destroy man

They were excited and hopeful to receive blessings

They paid no heed to the little affairs of these passing humans
3 Which group, if any, was apprehensive of man's arrival?
The fairy people

The clouds of the sky

The trees of the earth

The fish of the sea
4 What object does the Whale Rider bear with him?
Nets

Baskets

Laurels

Spears
5 Where does the last spear cast by the Whale Rider end up?
In the bottom of the Blessed Pond

1,150 years in the future

In the clouds of the sky

In the whale's body
6 The first Whale Rider originally bonds with the whale by which action?
Freeing the whale from a net

Feeding the whale

Producing a mourning melody with his flute

Saving the whale from sharks
7 The ancient bull whale feels what as he thinks of his past life with the Whale Rider?
Utter hatred

Bitter resentment

Unbridled happiness

Deep nostalgia
8 Grandfather Koro has what initial reaction when he hears he has a granddaughter?
Anger

Love

Fear

Happiness
9 Grandmother Nancy reponds how to the birth of her great-granddaughter?
Without emotion, as she is too old to think clearly

Like her husband

With worry as to how to feed the child

With love
10 How does Nancy respond to her husband's resentment following the birth?
She sends her grandsons to bring their grandfather home

She refuses to talk to him

She forces him to interact with her

She leaves him to his own thoughts
11 Which of the following best describes Nancy Flowers?
Servile and gentle

Angry and cunning

Weak and feeble

Headstrong and confident
12 Nancy's usual threat against Koro is which of the following?
Divorcing him

Slapping him in public

Embarassing him

Poisoning him
13 Nancy suggests that her grandson name his daughter which of the following?
Kahu

Lily

Koro

Muriwai
14 Kahu is named after which of the following?
The current chieftan of her tribe

The older sister of Koro

The great chieftainness of her great-grandmother's tribe

The ancestor of her village
15 The person who intiated the idea of naming Kahu with her name is which of the following?
Koro

Porourangi

Nancy

Rehua
16 The narrator is part of which group?
A chess team

A traditional band of Kahu warriors

A biker gang

A local music group
17 Where is Kahu's birthcord buried?
In Australia

In the home village

In Muriwai territory

It is left unburied, breaking tradition
18 On the night of the birthcord's burial, Rawiri reports what?
Seeing a small spear fly through the air

Seeing a flash of lightning

Hearing a fire roar in the distance

Smelling the musk of roses
19 The whale herd fears which of the following the most?
Humans

Sharks

Other whales

Sea storms
20 Where does Kahu live after her mother dies?
With Koro and Nancy

With her father Porourangi

With Rawiri

With the people of her mother
21 The Ancients had...
come from the east with canoes and whales

always inhabited the island

come from the west over the ice-bridge

been placed here after leaving heaven
22 The elder Porourangi did which of the following for his people?
Wrote down for them the words of the Ancients

Unite them in a confederation

Found for them the Spear

Build for them a coastal fortress
23 What emotion(s) did Rawiri feel towards his niece Kahu?
None at all

Fear of her undermining his position as heir of the chieftancy

Hatred and disdain

Love and protectiveness
24 When two year old Kahu returns to her great-grandparents, Koro does which of the following?
Show great love for Kahu

Leaves the village, never to look back

Show disdain and insensitivity towards his great-granddaughter

Decides to pass the time by hiding in his place of sanctuary
25 In the face of Koro's determined disdain, toddler Kahu displays which of the following?
Bitter resentment

Deep-rooted fear

Utter confusion

Unbreakable love

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/8/2023 10:56 AM

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