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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33, and 34, pp. 350- 372.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do children use to climb coconut trees?
(a) Grips made of bone.
(b) Leather slippers.
(c) Devices made of bark.
(d) Toothed sandals.

2. How long has it been since the narrator saw land, when the book opens?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three years.

3. How do the Typees respond to news of a boat in their bay?
(a) They gather goods to trade.
(b) They hide in the bush.
(c) They arm themselves.
(d) They reconnoiter the bay.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator and Toby grab on their way off the ship?

2. What does Mow-Mow do when Tommo gets in the boat?

3. What is Tommo disgusted by in how the Typees eat fish?

4. According to the narrator, what do sea birds signal?

5. What about the appearance of the Typees does Tommo notice most?

(see the answer key)

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