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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 does the captain ask the hunters for?

2. One does Hump say Larsen is a culmination of?

3. How long do Johnson and Leach pursue them for?

4. What does Hump advise Brewster to do?

5. What desire does the narrator say he experiences for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Hump admire Johnson?

2. In what ways does Hump compare the sailors to women?

3. How does Hump feel about Larsen spending so much time with Brewster?

4. How does London use the biting in chapter 21 as a metaphor?

5. How does Hump take to the rest of the crew?

6. Why do you think Larsen pursued Johnson and Leach?

7. How has Larsen's upbringing shaped him as a person?

8. What does Hump realize is the only factor considered aboard the ship?

9. How do Hump's presumptions about Larsen prove embarrassing in chapter 7?

10. How is Death Larsen more powerful than his brother's boat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's plot structure.

1) What is the premise of the novel? Does London stick closely to the premise?

2) What problems do the characters have to solve? How do they solve them?

3) Do you think the book concludes satisfactorily?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Hump and Larsen. How do their views differ? Are there any similarities between the two characters? Why do you think they both fall for for Brewster?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the differences between self-learning and formal education.

1) Which in your opinion is the more valuable method of learning and why?

2) Do you think Larsen and Hump learn from each others very different upbringings. Support your answer with two examples from the book.

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