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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14, pp. pp. 141-163.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tommo think is his and Toby's only chance for escape?
(a) The French.
(b) The sea.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The Happars.

2. What do the narrator and Toby find in their pockets when they have reached the mountain?
(a) Salted beef.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Fire ants.
(d) Soggy biscuits.

3. What does Toby tell Tommo about the natives?
(a) That they are loyal.
(b) That they are fickle.
(c) That they are afraid of them.
(d) That they are trustworthy.

4. How big is the island of Nukuheva?
(a) 20 miles by 20 miles.
(b) 2 miles by 1 mile.
(c) 5 miles by 2 miles.
(d) 12 miles by 8 miles.

5. What do the narrator and Toby follow to the cliff?
(a) A footpath.
(b) A road.
(c) The sound of drums.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Toby and the narrator see a native boy and girl, what are the native children carrying?

2. How long does the narrator expect the whaling voyage could last if he had stayed aboard?

3. How do Toby and the narrator descend the second waterfall?

4. What do the narrator and Toby use to surpass the obstacle?

5. What do Toby and the narrator see when they reach the valley at the bottom of the second waterfall?

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