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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29, and 30, pp. 307-329.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since what year had the island of Nukuheva been known to the Americans, at the outset of the book?
(a) 1758.
(b) 1822.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1791.

2. What do the narrator and Toby find on the mountain?
(a) That the natives are hostile.
(b) That there are no fruit trees.
(c) That the natives are friendly.
(d) That they are being followed.

3. Describe the warrior's tattoos.
(a) He is tattooed all over his body with two stripes across his face.
(b) He is tattooed everywhere but his face.
(c) He is tattooed on his arms and legs.
(d) He is tattooed on his face with spiky designs.

4. Where do the narrator and Toby arrive before sundown?
(a) In the Happar village.
(b) On the other side of the island.
(c) At the highest point on the island.
(d) In the Typee village.

5. Where is there an ancient, Stonehenge-like site?
(a) By the stream.
(b) Near the shore.
(c) In the Happar territory.
(d) Near the mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Toby descend at the waterfall?

2. What does Tommo say is the Typees' one outlet for aggression?

3. What sight astonishes Tommo but not the Typee mothers?

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

5. What is the Ti?

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