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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the ravine's sides covered with, that make it dangerous going down and up?

2. Where do the sailors set up their hut?

3. Who causes a scene when they arrive on the narrator's ship?

4. Where do the narrator and Toby arrive before sundown?

5. How does Toby plan to help Tommo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the French efforts to take over the harbor of Nukuheva.

2. What signs of native activity do Toby and Tommo see, and how do they ultimately meet the natives?

3. Describe the island of Nukuheva.

4. How does Tommo feel about his time on the Dolly?

5. Describe Tommo's companion Toby.

6. What is Kory-Kory's relationship with Tommo like?

7. What do Toby and Tommo do when they can no longer descend the cliff by using vines and foot holds?

8. Describe Fayaway's appearance.

9. What do Toby and Tommo discover when they make it to the mountain?

10. What is Tommo's situation at the beginning of "Typee"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Tommo's escape from Typee signify a repudiation of the beauty and harmony he found there? Does he seem to retain some vestige of the Typee lifestyle and values when he returns to life aboard European ships? Does Tommo find that the two lifestyles are ultimately incompatible, or can they be combined or reconciled?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationships between society and nature in the novel. What different uses does nature have to the whites? To the natives? Do the whites and natives have different relationships with the natural world? How does Melville characterize the different perspectives?

Essay Topic 3

Is Tommo's relationship with Fayaway a marriage? In what ways is it? In what ways is it not? Does Tommo consider himself married? Do you? Why?

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