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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14, pp. pp. 141-163.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Toby and the narrator see a native boy and girl, what are the native children carrying?
(a) A basket filled with seashells.
(b) Bananas.
(c) An infant.
(d) Breadfruit.

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

3. How many days food supply do the narrator and Toby have when they reach the mountain?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

4. Who causes a scene when they arrive on the narrator's ship?
(a) The king and queen of Nukuheva.
(b) Ambassadors from Nukuheva.
(c) The captain of a French ship.
(d) Mutinied sailors.

5. What is Mehevi's status among the Typees?
(a) Medicine man.
(b) Chief.
(c) Young warrior.
(d) Minor chieftain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the waterfall Toby and the narrator encounter?

2. What does Toby tell Tommo about the natives?

3. What kind of meat do Toby and Tommo eat with the Typees?

4. What do the narrator and Toby find in their pockets when they have reached the mountain?

5. What do Toby and the narrator see when they reach the valley at the bottom of the second waterfall?

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