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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does breadfruit come from?
(a) Cultivated groves.
(b) Other islands.
(c) Large trees.
(d) The Happars' part of the island.

2. From what do the Typees make cloth?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) The under bark of the cloth tree.
(c) The skins of deer and boar.
(d) Fish skin.

3. What do children use to climb coconut trees?
(a) Toothed sandals.
(b) Devices made of bark.
(c) Grips made of bone.
(d) Leather slippers.

4. How does Tommo dress for the feast?
(a) He is naked.
(b) In a tunic and flowers.
(c) He wears a robe like the others'.
(d) In a loincloth.

5. How is breadfruit prepared?
(a) It is salted and dried.
(b) It is boiled then eaten whole.
(c) It is eaten raw.
(d) It is peeled and cored, then cooked.

6. What does Tommo see when he comes back from the Ti one day?
(a) Old women dancing.
(b) Happar warriors.
(c) Three shrunken heads.
(d) The tattoo artist.

7. What does Kolory carry?
(a) A carving of a war canoe.
(b) A spear with a carved idol.
(c) A club with a human skull.
(d) A Frenchman's helmet.

8. Where is there an ancient, Stonehenge-like site?
(a) Near the mountains.
(b) Near the shore.
(c) By the stream.
(d) In the Happar territory.

9. What animals is Tommo surprised to find in Typee?
(a) Dogs and a cat.
(b) A donkey.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Pigs and horses.

10. What does Narmonee use for shaving his head?
(a) A piece of metal salvaged from a ship.
(b) A sharpened stone.
(c) A shark tooth.
(d) A sharpened bone.

11. How is the fish catch divided among the Typees?
(a) The fish are divided into portions for everyone.
(b) People keep their own catch, but give a percentage to the elderly and poor.
(c) The catch is divided according to who has put in the most work fishing.
(d) The people keep the fish they catch.

12. How does Kory-Kory reassure Tommo?
(a) He tells him that he is likely to be rescued soon.
(b) He tells him that the Typee warriors were feasting on pig, not Happar warriors.
(c) He tells him that his bad leg prevents him from being eaten.
(d) He tells him that he is part of the tribe now, and will never be eaten.

13. How do the women dress for the feast?
(a) They wear robes of feathers and flowers.
(b) They wear only loincloths, with flowers in their hair.
(c) In tappa skirts, wrapped in flowers.
(d) They wear elaborate batik skirts.

14. What does Tommo use to make popguns for the Typee children?
(a) Wood salvaged from a shipwreck.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Breadfruit shoots.
(d) Bones.

15. Where are the packages of pork put for everyone to eat during the feast?
(a) In the Ti.
(b) In the trees.
(c) Along the stream
(d) Along the paths.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Typees prepare for their feast, what do they make their pyramid out of?

2. What is amar made of?

3. What does Tommo think about human sacrifices before the feast?

4. Why do the girls have to leave when Tommo asks for a canoe?

5. What does Karky want to do to Tommo?

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