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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. Why did Larsen's crew leave his ship?
(a) They were offered higher pay elsewhere
(b) They were sick of Lauren's oppressive regime
(c) The found an island they thought was Utopia
(d) The shp was beginning to sink

2. Where do Hump and Brewster sail towards?
(a) America
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Japan

3. What do Larsen and Brewster talk about at dinner?
(a) How to navigate a ship
(b) The nature of temptation and the soul
(c) The poetry of Emily Dickinson
(d) The ethics of seal hunting

4. What does Hump think was a symptom of Larsen's current problem?
(a) His anger
(b) His broken heart
(c) His blindness
(d) His headaches

5. What do Hump and Brewster do to kill the seals when their ammunition runs out?
(a) Drown them
(b) Club them
(c) Stab them
(d) Poison them

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hump instruct Brewster on?

2. What does Hump do when the wind picks up?

3. How long does it take to construct the shears?

4. What do Hump and Brewster beach comb for?

5. What does Larsen lose his ability to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the blind Larsen still a formidable force?

2. How is Hump and Brewster arrival on the islet timely?

3. What happens to Brewster and Hump's boat once they take for the seas?

4. In waht way could the reader see Larsen victorious over Hump?

5. In why has Hump's personal philosophy changed?

6. Do you think London is inconsistent with Hump's character in this chapter?

7. How does Hump overcome Larsen's destruction of his work?

8. How does Hump learn how to kill the seals?

9. Describe Hump's 'rigging effort'?

10. How does Wolf Larsen make up for his boat's lack of power?

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