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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, and 8, pp. 58-82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How comfortable is the hut the sailors build?
(a) Its floor is rocky and uneven.
(b) It cannot keep out the rain.
(c) It is filled with ants and lizards.
(d) It is snug and warm.

3. What does the narrator try to conceal from Toby?
(a) His hunger.
(b) His plan to return to the ship.
(c) His poor health.
(d) His fear of the natives.

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

5. What is the narrator's name in "Typee"?
(a) Melville.
(b) Tommo.
(c) Kory-Kory.
(d) Toby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe the interior of Nukuheva.

2. How does the narrator describe Toby?

3. Where did the French Admiral sail for after Nukuheva?

4. What do the narrator and Toby use to surpass the obstacle?

5. Who causes a scene when they arrive on the narrator's ship?

(see the answer key)

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