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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, and 6, pp. 42-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event precipitates the narrator's ship heading to land?
(a) The last chicken was killed which the captain ate.
(b) The ship was badly damaged in a storm.
(c) The sailors mutinied.
(d) The ship sprung a leak.

2. Describe the interior of Nukuheva.
(a) A swamp.
(b) A large lake.
(c) Mountainous.
(d) An arid plain.

3. What do the French want to demonstrate to the natives at Nukuheva?
(a) Their desire to trade.
(b) Their power.
(c) Their compassion.
(d) Their wealth.

4. What do the narrator and Toby use to surpass the obstacle?
(a) Ropes.
(b) Guns.
(c) Knives.
(d) Stealth.

5. What is the narrator's name in "Typee"?
(a) Melville.
(b) Kory-Kory.
(c) Tommo.
(d) Toby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Typees live?

2. Why does the narrator run away from the Dolly?

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

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

5. How long has it been since the narrator saw land, when the book opens?

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