View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the narrator and Toby grab on their way off the ship?
(a) Knives.
(b) Guns.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Paper.

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

3. Where do the Typees live?
(a) In the French fort at Nukuheva.
(b) In a valley neighboring the Happars.
(c) With the Nukuheva.
(d) On an island near Nukuheva.

4. What has the narrator heard about the Happars?
(a) That they are friendly.
(b) That they will return them to the ship.
(c) That they are cannibals.
(d) That they are a powerful tribe.

5. When do the narrator and Toby decide to desert?
(a) During the fight with the French.
(b) After the second watch.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) During shore leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What danger will the narrator know he will confront before he abandons his ship?

2. Where does the captain tell the sailors to stay near?

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

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

5. What did the French Admiral demand when he reached his next destination after Nukuheva?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 263 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample