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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the French threaten after Nukuheva?

2. How big is the island of Nukuheva?

3. What do Fayaway and Tinor wear as decorations?

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

5. What course of action does Toby urge for himself and Tommo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why would it be dangerous for Tommo to desert from his ship, and how does he plan to avoid the danger?

3. Describe the island of Nukuheva.

4. What preparations do Toby and Tommo make, and what obstacles do they encounter when they escape?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What signs of civilization do Toby and Tommo see from the mountains?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cannibalism is a major threat in "Typee", but it is not much in evidence. Do the instances of supposed cannibalism live up to the threatening rhetoric about cannibalistic practices, or is cannibalism largely a red herring, an ultimately meaningless and unthreatening idea in the economy of the novel? How does the significance of cannibalism change throughout "Typee"?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways do the Typees live up to Tommo's original ideas about them? In what ways are they different from his early impressions? What conclusions does he ultimately draw about them? What changes his original ideas, if his original ideas change?

Essay Topic 3

What barriers do Tommo and the Typees put up between themselves to preserve the difference between each other's cultures? How does Tommo remain a white man? How does he become a native? How are the natives affected by Tommo's culture? How do they protect their culture from Tommo's influence?

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