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Typee
Herman Melville
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Preface & Chapters 1–4
Chapters 5–8
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
Characters
Character List
Tommo
Mehevi
Fayaway
Toby
Main Ideas
Themes
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Key Facts
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Preface & Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-8
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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How to Write Literary Analysis
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1
of 5
On what Pacific islands does the novel take place?
Fiji Islands
New Guinea
Marquesas
Solomon Islands
2
of 5
What are the Typee tribespeople known for?
Headhunting
Incest
Cannibalism
Devil worship
3
of 5
What does Kory-Kory not do for Tommo?
Deliver his messages
Feed him by hand
Carry him everywhere
Bathe him each morning
4
of 5
When Tommo bathes, who does he bath with?
Stoic priests
Elderly men
Quarrelsome children
Half-dressed maidens
5
of 5
Tommo's desire to escape becomes more urgent as the pressure increases for him to ___.
Marry a Typee woman
Become tattooed
Eat human flesh
Learn the Typee language
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