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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator see Larsen reading?
(a) The bible
(b) Das Capital
(c) Fear and Trembling
(d) Ecco Homo

2. What does the narrator say he sees leaning out of the pilot house?
(a) A terror stricken sailor
(b) A white bearded man
(c) A monkey
(d) A terror stricken woman

3. Why does Larsen kick Hump?
(a) He threatens to leave the boat
(b) He throws the ashes into a wind
(c) He spits in his face
(d) He refuses to work

4. How does the narrator say the captain suffers?
(a) Like a runover cat
(b) As wild animals do
(c) Like a clubbed seal
(d) Like a man stricken with consumption

5. What does Larsen ask the cook to be careful of?
(a) Storing the meat
(b) The quality of his cooking
(c) Fat content
(d) His health

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say knowing Larsen helps him understand?

3. How long can Brewster expect to be aboard the ship?

4. Who does Hump recognize Maud Brewster as?

5. Who does the narrator say were always about him?

(see the answer key)

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