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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. Why does the narrator run away from the Dolly?

2. When do the narrator and Toby decide to desert?

3. What do the narrator and Toby plan to subsist on on the island?

4. How do the girls in the village treat Tommo?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Fayaway's appearance.

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

4. Describe the French efforts to take over the harbor of Nukuheva.

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

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

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

8. What happens when ships come into the bay?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of technology in "Typee"? What does it mean to Tommo, and what does it mean to the Typees? Tommo admires the Typees' technology-free lifestyle, but he does not particularly benefit by western technology, or medical knowledge. How do the Typees relate to technology? What about their ancient predecessors, who made the Stonehenge-like structures? Does the significance of technology change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are Toby and Tommo's views about women, and how are their views about women different from the Typees' views about women?

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