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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. With his new device who does the captain say can now navigate the ship?
(a) A woman
(b) A dog
(c) Hump
(d) A child

6. What does the narrator say his task is during the slaughter of the seals?
(a) To reel in the seals
(b) To tally the pelts
(c) To skin the seals
(d) To cook seal soup

7. What does Larsen ask Hump to do in exchange for not killing Leach and Johnson?
(a) Never to try and kill him
(b) To find him a wife
(c) Give him money
(d) To help him escape the ship

8. Who does Hump recognize Maud Brewster as?
(a) A famous east coast poet
(b) A famous model
(c) His sister's friend
(d) A famous film star

9. What does Larsen philosophize about?
(a) Seal hunting
(b) His own death
(c) Religion
(d) His brother's behavior

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

11. What does the narrator say the sea becomes like by eleven o'clock?
(a) Like cling film
(b) Like marble
(c) Like foil
(d) Like glass

12. Why has Johnson collided with Larsen?
(a) Larsen's bullying tactics
(b) Larsen's navigational skills
(c) The pronunciation of his name
(d) The Cook's food

13. Who does the narrator say were always about him?
(a) Flies
(b) His mother and sisters
(c) The sailors
(d) His dogs

14. How does the narrator say the sailors now see the Ghost after the attempted mutiny?
(a) An oppressive regime
(b) A soulless ship
(c) A hell ship
(d) A funless ship

15. How long can Brewster expect to be aboard the ship?
(a) Ten months
(b) Six months
(c) Eight months
(d) Four months

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hump say Brewster's body is the finished product of?

2. What relation is Death Larsen to Wolf Larsen?

3. What does Leach ask Hump the bearing for?

4. What does Larsen ask the cook to be careful of?

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

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