The Whale Rider Quiz

Answer the questions on the novel “The Whale Rider” by Witi Ihimaera

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Hint	Answer
Narrators Name	Rawiri
What the type of whale referenced in the novel	Bull Whale
What is the Narrators Grandma called	Nani Flowers
What happens during the chosen ones birth	the mother dies
What is the name of the chosen one	Kahu
Who doesn’t like the chosen one	Koro Apirana
Why don’t they like the chosen one	She’s a girl
What was a big issue in the past with Maoris and whales	Whaling
What was happening at the time which was hinted at in the book	Nuclear testing
what does the Narrators Grandma threaten the Grandpa with constantly	Divorce
How many whales kill themselves	200
What makes the Whale return to the sea	Kahu rides it
Who is the Chosen ones father	Porourangi
What country does the Book take place in	New Zealand
What town does the book take place in	Rhwanga

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