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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, and 6, pp. 42-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator plan to go when he deserts his ship?
(a) To Tahiti.
(b) To Australia.
(c) To the mountains.
(d) To the harbor on the other side of the island.

2. Describe the interior of Nukuheva.
(a) A swamp.
(b) A large lake.
(c) Mountainous.
(d) An arid plain.

3. What do the French want to demonstrate to the natives at Nukuheva?
(a) Their compassion.
(b) Their desire to trade.
(c) Their power.
(d) Their wealth.

4. What do the French put ashore at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Captives from American ships.
(b) Natives returning home.
(c) A hundred soldiers.
(d) Mutinous sailors.

5. What did the French Admiral demand when he reached his next destination after Nukuheva?
(a) Liberty for the natives.
(b) Money and treasure.
(c) Safe haven for his crew.
(d) Repairs for his ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who causes a scene when they arrive on the narrator's ship?

2. On what kind of ship is the narrator sailing?

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

4. How does the narrator describe Toby's personality?

5. In what name are the French claiming Nukuheva?

(see the answer key)

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