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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. How does the narrator describe Toby's personality?
(a) Shy.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Easy-going.
(d) Lazy.

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

3. Where does the captain tell the sailors to stay near?
(a) The marketplace.
(b) The French military station.
(c) The harbor.
(d) The beach.

4. How long does the narrator expect the whaling voyage could last if he had stayed aboard?
(a) Three years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Ten years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the French want to demonstrate to the natives at Nukuheva?

2. What are the narrator and Toby stopped by when they desert?

3. Who are the Typees?

4. How does the narrator describe Toby?

5. Who or what approaches the Dolly when it reaches Nukuheva?

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