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 desert scatter with a few cacti

A vast, open sea with no land at all

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

They were angry of the encroachent and prepared to destroy man
3 Which group, if any, was apprehensive of man's arrival?
The fairy people

The fish of the sea

The trees of the earth

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

Laurels

Nets

Spears
5 Where does the last spear cast by the Whale Rider end up?
In the clouds of the sky

1,150 years in the future

In the bottom of the Blessed Pond

In the whale's body
6 The first Whale Rider originally bonds with the whale by which action?
Producing a mourning melody with his flute

Freeing the whale from a net

Saving the whale from sharks

Feeding the whale
7 The ancient bull whale feels what as he thinks of his past life with the Whale Rider?
Unbridled happiness

Deep nostalgia

Bitter resentment

Utter hatred
8 Grandfather Koro has what initial reaction when he hears he has a granddaughter?
Love

Happiness

Fear

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

With worry as to how to feed the child

Like her husband

Without emotion, as she is too old to think clearly
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 forces him to interact with her

She sends her grandsons to bring their grandfather home
11 Which of the following best describes Nancy Flowers?
Angry and cunning

Headstrong and confident

Weak and feeble

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

Poisoning him

Embarassing him

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

Lily

Kahu

Muriwai
14 Kahu is named after which of the following?
The great chieftainness of her great-grandmother's tribe

The older sister of Koro

The ancestor of her village

The current chieftan of her tribe
15 The person who intiated the idea of naming Kahu with her name is which of the following?
Koro

Nancy

Porourangi

Rehua
16 The narrator is part of which group?
A traditional band of Kahu warriors

A biker gang

A local music group

A chess team
17 Where is Kahu's birthcord buried?
It is left unburied, breaking tradition

In Australia

In the home village

In Muriwai territory
18 On the night of the birthcord's burial, Rawiri reports what?
Hearing a fire roar in the distance

Seeing a small spear fly through the air

Seeing a flash of lightning

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

Sea storms

Other whales

Sharks
20 Where does Kahu live after her mother dies?
With Rawiri

With Koro and Nancy

With the people of her mother

With her father Porourangi
21 The Ancients had...
always inhabited the island

been placed here after leaving heaven

come from the west over the ice-bridge

come from the east with canoes and whales
22 The elder Porourangi did which of the following for his people?
Found for them the Spear

Wrote down for them the words of the Ancients

Build for them a coastal fortress

Unite them in a confederation
23 What emotion(s) did Rawiri feel towards his niece Kahu?
None at all

Love and protectiveness

Fear of her undermining his position as heir of the chieftancy

Hatred and disdain
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?
Deep-rooted fear

Unbreakable love

Utter confusion

Bitter resentment