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

2. What causes Tommo intense pain in the Typee village?

3. How many days food supply do the narrator and Toby have when they reach the mountain?

4. Who are the Typees?

5. What do the narrator and Toby find on the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Kory-Kory's relationship with Tommo like?

6. Describe Tommo's companion Toby.

7. Describe the island of Nukuheva.

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

9. What communication do Toby and Tommo exchange with the natives?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write a review of "Typee". What did the book set out to do, how did it set out to do it, and did it fulfill the promises it laid out in the opening chapters? How would you characterize the essence of this book? Melville's personality? Melville's literary interests and talents?

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