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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How long has Hump admired her work for?
(a) Two months
(b) Ten years
(c) Seven years
(d) Six months
2. Why is Larsen angry?
(a) Hump has taken Maud's attention away from him
(b) He has a headache
(c) The ship has been blown off course
(d) The food is horrible
3. What ocean is the Ghost sailing across?
(a) The Atlantic
(b) The Indian
(c) The Southern
(d) The Pacific
4. Which two men shoot at the deserters?
(a) Holyoak and Harrison
(b) Harrison and Johnson
(c) Henderson and Smoke
(d) Henderson and Larsen
5. Why has Johnson collided with Larsen?
(a) The pronunciation of his name
(b) The Cook's food
(c) Larsen's bullying tactics
(d) Larsen's navigational skills
6. What does Mugridge do to Larsen?
(a) Bites his leg
(b) Spits in his face
(c) Punches him in the groin
(d) Stamps on his foot
7. What does Hump advise Brewster to do?
(a) Kill the captain
(b) Keep near him
(c) Leave the ship
(d) Pretend to enjoy Larsen's company
8. What do the crew spot in the water?
(a) A whale
(b) A shark
(c) Another ship
(d) A dead body
9. When did Johansen last write to his mother?
(a) Five years ago
(b) Two years ago
(c) Ten years ago
(d) Eight years ago
10. What does Larsen philosophize about?
(a) His brother's behavior
(b) His own death
(c) Religion
(d) Seal hunting
11. What does Hump see in Larsen's eyes?
(a) The fires of hate
(b) A glow of love
(c) Blankness
(d) A glow of lust
12. How does the narrator say the sailors now see the Ghost after the attempted mutiny?
(a) A hell ship
(b) A funless ship
(c) An oppressive regime
(d) A soulless ship
13. What does Larsen ask the cook to be careful of?
(a) Fat content
(b) The quality of his cooking
(c) Storing the meat
(d) His health
14. What is the Cook's full name?
(a) Bill Mugridge
(b) Thomas Mugridge
(c) Davide Johnson
(d) Phillip Yonson
15. How does the narrator say the captain suffers?
(a) Like a man stricken with consumption
(b) As wild animals do
(c) Like a clubbed seal
(d) Like a runover cat
Short Answer Questions
1. Where are the life preservers stored?
2. Who skippers the Macedonia?
3. How long can Brewster expect to be aboard the ship?
4. Who approaches Hump on deck?
5. Who does the narrator say the seal slaughter is for?
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