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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hump stop Larsen from destroying his work again?
(a) Shoots him in the leg
(b) Threatens him with a revolver
(c) Clubs him with a seal club
(d) Ties him up

2. How long does it take Hump to put up the sails?
(a) Eight days
(b) Seven days
(c) Five days
(d) Three days

3. What does Larsen ask Hump for?
(a) A paracetamol
(b) His gun
(c) The Islet's coordinates
(d) Some food

4. What does the narrator say Larsen's argument is based upon?
(a) Hatred
(b) Idealism
(c) Materialism
(d) Love

5. What do Hump and Brewster construct on the ship?
(a) Another cabin
(b) A statue of Larsen
(c) Shears
(d) A mast

6. What does Hump do when he sees the Ghost?
(a) He hides
(b) He runs for his gun
(c) He blacks out
(d) He cries for joy

7. What does Larsen give the wounded sailors?
(a) Vodka
(b) Whisky
(c) Blankets
(d) A beating

8. What does Larsen do during the night?
(a) Go crazy
(b) Die
(c) Imprisons Brewster
(d) Destroys the shears

9. How does Hump help Larsen to communicate?
(a) Teaches him makaton
(b) Teaches him sign language
(c) Gives him paper and a pen
(d) Develops a new language consisting of groans

10. What do Hump and Brewster beach comb for?
(a) Oysters
(b) The spars and masts
(c) More seals
(d) Fossils

11. What do Brewster and Hump do while Brewster blindly tries to catch them?
(a) Laugh
(b) Watch on holding hands
(c) Leave the ship quietly
(d) Hit him with a seal club

12. How long does Hump sleep for?
(a) Two days
(b) Three days
(c) Eighteen hours
(d) Two hours

13. What do the men take along with their usual shot guns?
(a) Grenades
(b) Rifles
(c) Knives
(d) A machine gun

14. How big is the prominence in circumference?
(a) 100 miles
(b) 10 miles
(c) 5 miles
(d) 25 miles

15. What does Brewster use to maintain a fire?
(a) Seal oil
(b) The boat's sail
(c) Twigs
(d) Petrol

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hump despair about?

2. What do Hump and Brewster do to kill the seals when their ammunition runs out?

3. What does Larsen lose his ability to do?

4. What does Larsen deny?

5. What does Brewster see in the distance?

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