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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator tell the captain he does for a living?
(a) He is a student
(b) He is a gentleman
(c) He is a construction worker.
(d) He is a writer

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

3. Who approaches Hump on deck?
(a) Brewster
(b) Harrison
(c) Larsen
(d) Mugridge

4. What is the Cook's full name?
(a) Bill Mugridge
(b) Davide Johnson
(c) Thomas Mugridge
(d) Phillip Yonson

5. What does Hump advise Brewster to do?
(a) Keep near him
(b) Pretend to enjoy Larsen's company
(c) Leave the ship
(d) Kill the captain

6. What does Hump see in Larsen's eyes?
(a) A glow of love
(b) The fires of hate
(c) A glow of lust
(d) Blankness

7. What kind of boat does the captain have?
(a) A row boat
(b) A sail boat
(c) A raft
(d) A dingey

8. Who skippers the Macedonia?
(a) Death Larsen
(b) Frank Black
(c) Jack Black
(d) Iron Maiden

9. What does the narrator say the stout gentlemen is reading?
(a) The New York Times
(b) The Ferry Boater
(c) The Atlantic
(d) The Fisherman

10. What does Hump say will happen if he tries to change things?
(a) He survives
(b) He becomes captain
(c) He gets beaten
(d) He dies

11. How does Johansen know his mother his still alive?
(a) He met a fellow townsman in Chile
(b) She sent him a letter
(c) She is never ill and still young
(d) He met her in Brazil

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

13. What does the narrator say the Ghost was built for?
(a) Speed
(b) Fishing
(c) Carrying heavy goods
(d) pirating

14. Why does hunting become dangerous?
(a) Fog sets in
(b) Bears are roaming the islands
(c) The men are under attack from Japanese hunters
(d) The have lost their weapons

15. What does Leach tell Hump to do?
(a) Keep his mouth shut
(b) Leave the boat
(c) Kill Larsen
(d) Go home

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he is suffering from?

2. What does the narrator liken himself to?

3. Which two men shoot at the deserters?

4. What does Larsen ask Hump to do in exchange for not killing Leach and Johnson?

5. What happens to Mugridge before they pull him back on board?

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