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 vast, open sea with no land at all

A desert scatter with a few cacti

A void. Nothing
2 The narrator states that earth and sea had what reaction to the coming of man?
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

They were fearful that man would spread corruption within them
3 Which group, if any, was apprehensive of man's arrival?
The fish of the sea

The fairy people

The trees of the earth

The clouds of the sky
4 What object does the Whale Rider bear with him?
Spears

Laurels

Baskets

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

In the whale's body

1,150 years in the future

In the clouds of the sky
6 The first Whale Rider originally bonds with the whale by which action?
Feeding the whale

Saving the whale from sharks

Producing a mourning melody with his flute

Freeing the whale from a net
7 The ancient bull whale feels what as he thinks of his past life with the Whale Rider?
Deep nostalgia

Utter hatred

Unbridled happiness

Bitter resentment
8 Grandfather Koro has what initial reaction when he hears he has a granddaughter?
Fear

Anger

Happiness

Love
9 Grandmother Nancy reponds how to the birth of her great-granddaughter?
With love

With worry as to how to feed the child

Without emotion, as she is too old to think clearly

Like her husband
10 How does Nancy respond to her husband's resentment following the birth?
She refuses to talk to him

She leaves him to his own thoughts

She sends her grandsons to bring their grandfather home

She forces him to interact with her
11 Which of the following best describes Nancy Flowers?
Headstrong and confident

Angry and cunning

Servile and gentle

Weak and feeble
12 Nancy's usual threat against Koro is which of the following?
Slapping him in public

Embarassing him

Poisoning him

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

Muriwai

Lily

Koro
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

Rehua

Nancy

Porourangi
16 The narrator is part of which group?
A local music group

A chess team

A biker gang

A traditional band of Kahu warriors
17 Where is Kahu's birthcord buried?
In Australia

It is left unburied, breaking tradition

In the home village

In Muriwai territory
18 On the night of the birthcord's burial, Rawiri reports what?
Smelling the musk of roses

Seeing a small spear fly through the air

Hearing a fire roar in the distance

Seeing a flash of lightning
19 The whale herd fears which of the following the most?
Sharks

Sea storms

Humans

Other whales
20 Where does Kahu live after her mother dies?
With the people of her mother

With Koro and Nancy

With her father Porourangi

With Rawiri
21 The Ancients had...
come from the east with canoes and whales

come from the west over the ice-bridge

always inhabited the island

been placed here after leaving heaven
22 The elder Porourangi did which of the following for his people?
Unite them in a confederation

Found for them the Spear

Wrote down for them the words of the Ancients

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?
Decides to pass the time by hiding in his place of sanctuary

Leaves the village, never to look back

Show great love for Kahu

Show disdain and insensitivity towards his great-granddaughter
25 In the face of Koro's determined disdain, toddler Kahu displays which of the following?
Deep-rooted fear

Unbreakable love

Utter confusion

Bitter resentment

when did koro send pai away

Are you referring to the movie or book version?

Asked by sammy k #1189223

Answered by Aslan on 11/6/2021 11:11 PM

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Why does this name upset Koro?

I'm sorry, what name are you referring to?

Asked by Frida G #1326706

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

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Whale Rider

Kahu moves along the massive body of the whale, fighting against the crashing waves. Then she starts singing to the whale. She tells it that she is coming to it, and that she is Kahu, Ko Kahutia Te Rangi—which is the same name as her ancient...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/6/2023 10:19 AM

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