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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 is a synonym for taboo?
(a) Forbidden.
(b) Unique.
(c) Special.
(d) Exceptional.

2. How is scented coconut oil made?
(a) It is stored in a special nut after being sun dried.
(b) Oil is only collected from certain coconuts.
(c) Young girls add scented flowers to the oil.
(d) Spices from Tahiti are added to the oil.

3. What does Tommo try to engage in with the natives?
(a) Wrestling.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Boxing.
(d) Arm-wrestling.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technical knowledge of Tommo's do the Typees express interest in?

2. What animals is Tommo surprised to find in Typee?

3. What does Tommo use to make popguns for the Typee children?

4. Whom does Tommo ask Mehevi to take on the canoe?

5. What is Tommo's experience of the mineral spring water?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after the second skirmish with the Happars?

3. What sight disturbs Tommo?

4. How does Tommo entertain the Typee children?

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

6. Describe the practice of taboos among the Typees.

7. How does Tommo describe the difference between men's work and women's work?

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

9. How do the Typees harvest coconuts, in Tommo's account?

10. Describe a typical day for Tommo.

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