85 pages • 2 hours read
Patricia GracePotiki
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
During Reading
Reading Questions & Paired Texts
Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
PROLOGUE-CHAPTER 7
Reading Check
1. In the Prologue, which facial feature is “the final gift of the carver”?
2. According to Roimata, what is the purpose of seagulls?
3. What “define[s] [the] lives” (Chapter 5) of Roimata and her family?
4. Whose child is Toko?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Summarize the story of the master carver and his apprentice. What is the significance of the Prologue?
2. Who is Mary and how does she spend her day? What item in particular fascinates her?
3. Where does Roimata find herself after 12 years? How does she process the changes that occurred over this period of time?
4. What does Roimata observe Mary throwing into the sea? How do Roimata and her daughter react to the situation?
5. How do Roimata’s children process their education? How does Roimata respond to the variety of differences in her offspring?
Paired Resources
- The New Zealand’s government encyclopedia shares information and visuals of typical Māori structures.
- This information connects with the theme The Relationship Between Humankind and the Natural World.
