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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. What course of action does Toby urge for himself and Tommo?
3. Who are the Happars?
4. How does Toby plan to help Tommo?
5. How does Toby end up unconscious?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the French efforts to take over the harbor of Nukuheva.
2. Describe Toby and Tommo's escape from the ship.
3. What is Tommo's situation at the beginning of "Typee"?
4. Why would it be dangerous for Tommo to desert from his ship, and how does he plan to avoid the danger?
5. How does Tommo feel about his time on the Dolly?
6. Describe Toby and Tommo's progress through the ravine.
7. What is life like on the whaling ship for Tommo?
8. What do Toby and Tommo discover when they make it to the mountain?
9. Toby and Tommo follow a footpath. Where does it lead them, and how do they proceed?
10. What preparations do Toby and Tommo make, and what obstacles do they encounter when they escape?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of fruit trees to Toby and Tommo? How is easily harvested fruit a change from what they have experienced? How is the idea of "fruit ripe for the picking" played out in the novel? How is it different from what Toby and Tommo ultimately find? What happens to their image of an easy life as their adventure proceeds?
Essay Topic 2
How would you describe "Typee" as an allegory? What allegorical or moral meaning does "Typee" have? What is it an allegory for? What do its plot, its development, and its ultimate resolution teach us? Is there a clear moral to the book? Do you think the book's moral is clear, intentionally vague, or accidentally vague?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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