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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. Since what year had the island of Nukuheva been known to the Americans, at the outset of the book?
(a) 1758.
(b) 1791.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1812.

2. Why does the narrator run away from the Dolly?
(a) He was left ashore mistakenly.
(b) He considers the captain a tyrant.
(c) He falls in love with a native girl.
(d) He wants to be alone.

3. According to the narrator, what do sea birds signal?
(a) Whales.
(b) Approaching land.
(c) Good weather.
(d) Other shipping.

4. How big is the island of Nukuheva?
(a) 2 miles by 1 mile.
(b) 12 miles by 8 miles.
(c) 20 miles by 20 miles.
(d) 5 miles by 2 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event precipitates the narrator's ship heading to land?

3. Toward what land does the ship steer?

4. Who are the Happars?

5. What has the narrator heard about the Happars?

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