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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. Where do the narrator and Toby arrive before sundown?
(a) On the other side of the island.
(b) In the Happar village.
(c) In the Typee village.
(d) At the highest point on the island.

2. What happens to the narrator's leg?
(a) It is struck by a native's hunting dart.
(b) He cuts it badly.
(c) It is caught in some rocks.
(d) It swells up.

3. How long does the narrator expect the whaling voyage could last if he had stayed aboard?
(a) Six months.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

4. What do Toby and the narrator know about the Typees?
(a) They are supposed to be industrious.
(b) They are supposed to be friendly.
(c) They are supposed to be indolent.
(d) They are supposed to be cruel.

5. What do the narrators hope to find if they follow the river at the bottom of the ravine?
(a) A valley with fruit.
(b) Weapons for hunting.
(c) Their shipmates.
(d) Friendly natives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe the interior of Nukuheva.

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

3. In what name are the French claiming Nukuheva?

4. Toward what land does the ship steer?

5. What breaks Toby's fall when he jumps at the bottom of the descent of the second waterfall?

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