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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 has Hump forgotten?
(a) Matches
(b) Beer
(c) Knives and forks
(d) Food

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

3. What does Hump despair about?
(a) Larsen finding him
(b) Brewster ever loving him
(c) Ever reaching Japan
(d) Being captured by pirates

4. How many Macedonia boats do the Ghost crew take over?
(a) Three
(b) Seven
(c) Nine
(d) Five

5. Where does Larsen try to capture Hump?
(a) In the hold
(b) In the ships walk in freezer
(c) In the brig
(d) In his cabin

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hump do when he sees the Ghost?

2. What do Hump and Brewster beach comb for?

3. How does Hump internally refer to Brewster?

4. What does Hump change the sails to indicate?

5. What overwhelms their craft?

Short Essay Questions

1. Waht does Hump do once he realizes he holds the power over Larsen?

2. Describe the islet.

3. In what way do Hump and Brewster unknowingly fail the now dead Larsen?

4. Describe the technical detail goes into when Hump erects the shears.

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

6. In what does the ending reflect the beginning of the novel?

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

8. How do Hump's thoughts reflect the nature of the long journey?

9. In what could you construe Larsen as a pure character?

10. How does Ghost's attack on the Macedonia put them on an even keel?

(see the answer keys)

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