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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 he is suffering from?
(a) Scabies
(b) Scurvy
(c) Sea sickness
(d) Boils

2. Why does Larsen kick Hump?
(a) He spits in his face
(b) He threatens to leave the boat
(c) He throws the ashes into a wind
(d) He refuses to work

3. 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

4. How does the narrator say the captain suffers?
(a) Like a runover cat
(b) Like a clubbed seal
(c) As wild animals do
(d) Like a man stricken with consumption

5. What is leach and Johnson only alternative to capsizing?
(a) To throw there supplies aboard
(b) To stay close to the ship
(c) To jump into the sea
(d) To rejoin the Ghost

Short Answer Questions

1. What member of the crew is clinging to his life?

2. What do the crew spot in the water?

3. How long has Hump admired her work for?

4. What does Larsen want to keep Brewster aboard as?

5. What does the captain ask the hunters for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is chapter 14 a major turning point in the narrative?

2. How does Larsen behave after the mutiny?

3. How are Larsen and Hump views on the battle with nature different?

4. How does Hump feel about Larsen spending so much time with Brewster?

5. Do you think Hump survival of the torrid conditions is realistic?

6. Describe the rescued ship.

7. Why does Hump think that Brewster needs protecting?

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

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

10. Why do you think Larsen finds Hump an interesting person to talk to?

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