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

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

3. What does Kory-Kory tell Toby and Tommo about the Happars?
(a) That they are murderers.
(b) That they have been hired by the Americans to find the deserters.
(c) That they are cannibals.
(d) That they will sell them to the French.

4. What are the ravine's sides covered with, that make it dangerous going down and up?
(a) Sailors from their ship.
(b) Natives on the lookout.
(c) Totems.
(d) Reeds.

5. What did the French Admiral demand when he reached his next destination after Nukuheva?
(a) Liberty for the natives.
(b) Repairs for his ship.
(c) Money and treasure.
(d) Safe haven for his crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Tommo from joining Toby's plan?

2. Describe the warrior's tattoos.

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

4. Under what condition will Kory-Kory allow Toby to go to the shore to meet the boat?

5. What does the narrator use when he descends the waterfall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What plans do Toby and Tommo make for escape?

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

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

5. Describe Toby and Tommo's escape from the ship.

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

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

8. What are the Ti and the Hoolah Hoolah grounds?

9. Describe Toby and Tommo's progress through the ravine.

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

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