The Whale Rider

Who said the following?

“Take her. She’s no use to me”

• Porourangi referring to Kahu

• Porourangi referring to Nanny Flowers

• Koro referring to Nanny Flowers

• Koro referring to Kahu

What is Koro's final test?

• to win a fight with the taiaha

• to find the whale tooth necklace in the ocean

• to perform that sacred ritual of Kahu

Who is Kahu's guest of honour for her end of year school concert?

• Koro

• Nanny Flowers

• Rawiri

• Porourangi

The ancient bull whale keep remembering what?

• His wife

• His many children

• The Whale Rider

• The land of Whangara

It is the Whale Rider himself that ends the journeys to sea with the ancient bull whale.

• True

• False

What happens when Kahu goes into the sea the rescue the bull whale?

At the end of the section Koro Apirana finally recognises Kahu and the special one.

• True

• False

What is the most important creature in the prologue - the bringer of blessing and 'seeds'?

• tuatara

• stingray

• pohutukawa

• whale

Who says: "After all, it was Kahu who was there at the end, and it was Kahu’s intervention which perhaps saved us all."

• Rawiri

• Nani Flowers

• Koro Apirana

• Paikea

What is the effect of this key moment: "‘Kahu had begun to make eerie sounds in her throat… it sounded as if she was warning them."

• Builds tension

• Characterises the family relationships

• Foreshadows Kahu as the whale rider

• Foreshadows Kahu having a cold