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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. Why are the naked old women jumping up and down during the feast?

2. What does Tommo see when he comes back from the Ti one day?

3. How does Tommo describe the sound made by the young women's instruments?

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

5. How big is a breadfruit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the practice of taboos among the Typees.

5. How does Tommo describe the Typees' feelings about war?

6. How does Tommo entertain the Typee children?

7. What sight disturbs Tommo?

8. Describe the Stonehenge-like site Tommo sees.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cannibalism is a major threat in "Typee", but it is not much in evidence. Do the instances of supposed cannibalism live up to the threatening rhetoric about cannibalistic practices, or is cannibalism largely a red herring, an ultimately meaningless and unthreatening idea in the economy of the novel? How does the significance of cannibalism change throughout "Typee"?

Essay Topic 2

After arranging his escape, Tommo is largely passive, ostensibly because of his leg, but possibly because of his personality. In what ways does Tommo act, and how do his actions change over the course of the book? E.g. in the beginning of the book, he is plotting to escape from the ship, in the end he is plotting to escape from Typee. How are these actions similar or different?

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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