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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say knowing Larsen helps him understand?
(a) Scandinavian myths
(b) Nietzsche
(c) Hegel
(d) Cabin fever

2. What does Leach ask Hump the bearing for?
(a) Yokohama
(b) Osaka
(c) Kyoto
(d) Tokyo

3. What does the captain ask the hunters for?
(a) A remedy for his headache
(b) A bottle of whiskey
(c) A hunting knife
(d) A warm jacket

4. What position does the captain give the narrator?
(a) Cook
(b) Second mate
(c) Cabin boy
(d) First mate

5. When did Johansen last write to his mother?
(a) Eight years ago
(b) Five years ago
(c) Two years ago
(d) Ten years ago

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell the captain he does for a living?

2. What is the Cook's full name?

3. How long does the captain's headache last?

4. What member of the crew does the narrator say he hates?

5. What does the narrator say his task is during the slaughter of the seals?

(see the answer key)

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