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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. What danger will the narrator know he will confront before he abandons his ship?
(a) The renegades and deserters on the island will torture him before they admit him into their group.
(b) The savages will hunt him and sell him into slavery.
(c) The French will try to hunt him down.
(d) The captain will bribe the natives to search for him.

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

3. What event precipitates the narrator's ship heading to land?
(a) The ship sprung a leak.
(b) The sailors mutinied.
(c) The ship was badly damaged in a storm.
(d) The last chicken was killed which the captain ate.

4. On what kind of ship is the narrator sailing?
(a) A whaling ship.
(b) A pleasure yacht.
(c) A warship.
(d) A merchant ship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the people the French threaten?

2. When do the narrator and Toby decide to desert?

3. What do the natives bring to the Dolly?

4. Who are the Typees?

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

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