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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. Why does the narrator run away from the Dolly?
(a) He considers the captain a tyrant.
(b) He was left ashore mistakenly.
(c) He falls in love with a native girl.
(d) He wants to be alone.

2. What do the narrator and Toby use to surpass the obstacle?
(a) Knives.
(b) Stealth.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Guns.

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

4. Where did the French Admiral sail for after Nukuheva?
(a) Borneo.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Australia.
(d) Tahiti.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How big is the island of Nukuheva?

2. How long has it been since the narrator saw land, when the book opens?

3. What event precipitates the narrator's ship heading to land?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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