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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karky want to do to Tommo?
(a) Heal him.
(b) Tattoo his face.
(c) Eat him.
(d) Enlist him with the warriors.

2. What is it taboo for Tommo to touch?
(a) Tattooing materials.
(b) Tappa cloth.
(c) Certain feathers.
(d) Hunting implements.

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

4. Why are the naked old women jumping up and down during the feast?
(a) To stimulate the earth's fertility.
(b) To mourn their husbands.
(c) To prepare to eat Tommo.
(d) To incite the men to war.

5. What surprises Tommo about the birds and lizards in Typee?
(a) They are enormous.
(b) They are man-eaters.
(c) They are so brightly colored.
(d) They are not afraid of humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is private property a Typee practice?

2. What about the appearance of the Typees does Tommo notice most?

3. How does Kory-Kory describe the Typee heaven?

4. On whom does Tommo say the Typees practice cannibalism?

5. What does Kolory carry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tommo say about relations between Typee husbands and wives?

2. What kinds of animal life does Tommo find on the island with the Typees?

3. Describe the practice of taboos among the Typees.

4. Describe the mausoleum Tommo sees.

5. Describe the preparations for the feast of the calabashes.

6. How does Tommo's leg affect his relationship with the natives?

7. Describe the harmonious aspects of Typee life Tommo notices.

8. Describe Tommo's relationship with the women of Typee.

9. What does Tommo say about the native practice of tattooing?

10. What does Tommo say about the natives' musical arts?

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