Kahu Flashcards
1
Q
Only when Kahu’s life is threatened, Koro loves her
A
“best grandchild in the whole wide world”
2
Q
Kahu would go to Nani flowers when she wasn’t allowed to attend the school
A
“sobbing her heart out”
3
Q
Kahu dives to retrieve the stone, with the aid of the dolphins
A
“seemed to be talking to her”
4
Q
The bull whale bring Kahu back, allowing her to lead her people into the future, this is how the novel ends
A
“can’t you hear them?.. the whales are singing”
5
Q
Kahu’s view on her role and gender
A
“Sometimes I wish I wasn’t a girl. Then Koro would love me more than he does.”
6
Q
Kahu is the whale rider
A
“She was Kahutia the Rangi. She was Paikea. She was the whale rider.”
