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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Harrison gives the appearance of?
(a) A scorpion
(b) A enormous spider
(c) A tiny fly
(d) A snake

2. Where are the life preservers stored?
(a) In the cabin
(b) In the hold
(c) In the rescue boats
(d) Below deck

3. What does Leach ask Hump the bearing for?
(a) Kyoto
(b) Osaka
(c) Tokyo
(d) Yokohama

4. What does Hump say happens if he does nothing?
(a) He gets promoted
(b) He dies
(c) People like him
(d) He survives

5. What does the narrator liken himself to?
(a) A tramp
(b) A scarecrow
(c) A distinguished author
(d) A nobleman

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Johnson and Leach by the end of the chapter?

4. How many boats will the hunters use?

5. Who does Hump recognize Maud Brewster as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what a slop chest is.

2. How is Larsen's cruel nature illustrated in this chapter?

3. Describe the rescued ship.

4. How does Hump take to the rest of the crew?

5. What problems do you think Maude Brewster appearance could cause?

6. Why do you think Larsen pursued Johnson and Leach?

7. What do Hump and Brewster to do to survive Larsen's brutality?

8. How does London use the biting in chapter 21 as a metaphor?

9. In what way does Hump admire Johnson?

10. Why does Hump think that Brewster needs protecting?

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