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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. From what do the Typee men make their fishing nets?
(a) Tree bark.
(b) Cloth trees.
(c) Breadfruit husks.
(d) Tappa.

2. What instrument do the young women play?
(a) A nasal flute.
(b) Tambourines.
(c) Stringed instruments like violins.
(d) Small drums.

3. Why are the naked old women jumping up and down during the feast?
(a) To mourn their husbands.
(b) To stimulate the earth's fertility.
(c) To incite the men to war.
(d) To prepare to eat Tommo.

4. What is a synonym for taboo?
(a) Forbidden.
(b) Exceptional.
(c) Unique.
(d) Special.

5. What does Marheyo make with Tommo's shoes?
(a) Shoes for his son.
(b) A ceremonial necklace.
(c) Mortar and pestle.
(d) War clubs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tommo dress for the feast?

2. What does Narmonee use for shaving his head?

3. Where is private property a Typee practice?

4. How is breadfruit prepared?

5. What are pi-pis used for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tommo entertain the Typee children?

2. What does Tommo say about the Typees as swimmers?

3. Describe the practice of taboos among the Typees.

4. How is the men's company different from the women's company for Tommo?

5. How does Tommo compare the Typees to white people?

6. What kinds of animal life does Tommo find on the island with the Typees?

7. Describe Tommo's relationship with the women of Typee.

8. How does Tommo describe the difference between men's work and women's work?

9. How do the Typees harvest coconuts, in Tommo's account?

10. How does Tommo's leg affect his relationship with the natives?

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