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Analysis of Major Characters

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Chapters 9—11

Chapters 12—15

Chapters 16—18

Chapters 19—24

Chapters 24—26

Chapters 27—30

Chapters 31—33

Chapters 34—Toby's Escape, the Sequel

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Typee

Herman Melville

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What type of ship is Tommo initially traveling upon?

(A) A ship in the French Navy

(B) A whaling ship

(C) A ship in the American Navy

(D) The ship of a British missionary

What is the name of his ship?

(A) The Pequod

(B) The Dolly

(C) The Julia

(D) The Ishmael

The story takes place on what islands?

(A) The Tahitians

(B) The Hawaiians

(C) The Marquesas

(D) The Philippines

What country has just taken possession of the islands?

(A) Spain

(B) France

(C) Portugal

(D) The United States

How does the narrator come to live on the island?

(A) His Captain throws him overboard as punishment

(B) He flees his ship

(C) He misses the return to his ship after visiting shore

(D) He is forced into service by the French army

What are the Typees known for?

(A) Being cannibals

(B) Their beautifully textured cloth

(C) Being peaceful and friendly

(D) Being the most cultured native tribe

With whom does Tommo fall in love?

(A) Kory-Kory

(B) Tinor

(C) Fayaway

(D) Mehevi

Who becomes Tommo's servant?

(A) Fayaway

(B) Winor

(C) Narmonee

(D) Kory-Kory

Who is the main chieftain of the Typees?

(A) Marheyo

(B) Kory-Kory

(C) Mehevi

(D) Narmonee

What is "poee-poee"?

(A) The main Typee dish made of breadfruit

(B) The fabric that Typee women make

(C) Typee style necklaces made of coconut shells

(D) A type of inebriating Typeean drink

Which native speaks English?

(A) Marnoo

(B) Fayaway

(C) Mehevi

(D) Marheyo

What is taboo for native women?

(A) Riding on canoes

(B) Smoking tobacco

(C) Eating dinner with men

(D) Attending the Festival of Calabashes

What type of illness does Tommo suffer from?

(A) A broken finger

(B) Malaria

(C) A leg injury

(D) Syphilis

How does Tommo manage to escape?

(A) He flees at night

(B) He hides from Kory-Kory in the forest

(C) A native rescues him at the seashore

(D) He abandons Fayaway in a canoe and swims across the lake

What do the Typees want Tommo to do?

(A) Marry Fayaway

(B) Share their cannibalistic feast

(C) Get a tattoo

(D) Spy on the nearby Happars

Why does Toby disappear from the valley?

(A) He is able to escape and selfishly fails to return for Tommo.

(B) The Typees kill and eat him.

(C) He is traded to a whaling ship that is in need of a crew.

(D) He drowns while trying to swim to his freedom.

What does Mehevi give Fayaway special permission to do?

(A) Visit Nukuheva

(B) Ride in a canoe

(C) Enter the Ti

(D) Smoke tobacco

What gift does Tommo bring for the natives?

(A) A musket

(B) A copy of the Bible

(C) Gunpowder

(D) Calico cloth

Which of the following is true?

(A) Many Typees are Christian

(B) Typees have friendly relations with the Happars

(C) Typee women have more than one male lover/husband

(D) Typees frequently pierce their body parts

Which fruit do the Typees frequently eat?

(A) Pineapples

(B) Apples

(C) Coconuts

(D) Mangoes

What do the Typees usually do first thing in the morning?

(A) Go hunting

(B) Go fishing

(C) Pay homage to Mehevi

(D) Bathe in the nearby stream

Which of the following does not happen during Toby and Tommo's wandering?

(A) They run out of food.

(B) They sleep in the rain.

(C) They climb down a dangerous ravine by hanging onto roots.

(D) They swim in the pond under a waterfall.

What is Tommo's primary activity in the Typee valley?

(A) Wandering through the forest

(B) Visiting the sea shore

(C) Fishing

(D) Resting

What year does Typee take place?

(A) 1780

(B) 1900

(C) 1865

(D) 1842

What item is tied near the roof of Tommo's hut?

(A) Marheyo's pipe tobacco

(B) A British musket

(C) Three cloaked, shrunken human heads

(D) A religious idol of the Typee god

What leads to Tommo's renewed desire to flee?

(A) The re-emergence of Toby

(B) The worsening condition of his leg wound

(C) His homesickness

(D) The sight of a half-eaten body

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