The Whale Rider

What country is "The Whale Rider" set in?

• Australia

• Japan

• New Zealand

• Hawaii

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who directed the film "The Whale Rider"?

• Niki Caro

• Steven Spielberg

• Christopher Nolan

• Quentin Tarantino

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is the name of the main protagonist in "The Whale Rider"?

• Nanny Flowers

• Koro

• Paikea

• Rawiri

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is Pai's grandfathers name?

• Rawiri

• Koro

• Porourangi

• Hemi

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is Pai's grandmothers name?

• Koro

• Naipea

• Nanny Filipo

• Nanny Flowers

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is Pai's fathers name?

• Poro

• Porourangi

• Paikea

• Porourtango

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who dies at the beginning of the film?

• Pai

• Pai's sister

• Pai's brother and mother

• Koro's son

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What country has Porourangi been living in?

• Britain

• United States

• Germany

• Australia

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the bike symbolise in "The Whale Rider"?

• A way of getting home from school

• The connection between Koro and Pie

• The lack of public transport

• That they are poor

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does Porourangi's boat represent?

• The changing nature of the Maori tribe

• The way that he left the Maori tribe

• Koro's search for a male leader

• The Whale Rider is Paikea