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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9, and 10, 83-108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much experience of white men have the natives had?
(a) They have never observed them closely before.
(b) They have taken white men among them before.
(c) They have traded with them for years.
(d) They have traveled with white men.

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

3. What danger will the narrator know he will confront before he abandons his ship?
(a) The renegades and deserters on the island will torture him before they admit him into their group.
(b) The savages will hunt him and sell him into slavery.
(c) The French will try to hunt him down.
(d) The captain will bribe the natives to search for him.

4. Describe the ravine the sailors follow.
(a) Rocky.
(b) Narrow.
(c) Sparsely covered with vegetation.
(d) Broad.

5. How comfortable is the hut the sailors build?
(a) It is filled with ants and lizards.
(b) Its floor is rocky and uneven.
(c) It is snug and warm.
(d) It cannot keep out the rain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does the narrator expect the whaling voyage could last if he had stayed aboard?

3. What are the ravine's sides covered with, that make it dangerous going down and up?

4. Who or what approaches the Dolly when it reaches Nukuheva?

5. How does the narrator describe Toby's personality?

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