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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the sailors set up their hut?
(a) With the Happars.
(b) At the bottom of a cliff.
(c) On the beach.
(d) At the mountaintop.

2. Describe the ravine the sailors follow.
(a) Sparsely covered with vegetation.
(b) Broad.
(c) Rocky.
(d) Narrow.

3. What does Kory-Kory do for Tommo?
(a) He brings him food.
(b) He supervises his recuperation.
(c) He heals his leg.
(d) He gets him a doctor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Typees allow Toby to do?

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

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

4. How big is the island of Nukuheva?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tommo's situation at the beginning of "Typee"?

2. What signs of native activity do Toby and Tommo see, and how do they ultimately meet the natives?

3. What does Tommo see as his ship comes into Nukuheva bay?

4. What happens to Tommo's health as he and Toby make their way around in the mountains?

5. What kind of routine does Tommo enter into with Kory-Kory?

6. What happens when ships come into the bay?

7. What do Toby and Tommo discover when they make it to the mountain?

8. Describe the incident with the French and the English missionaries.

9. What is life like on the whaling ship for Tommo?

10. Who comes to see the sailors on their first morning in the Typee village?

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