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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 eventually happens to the boat?
(a) It sinks
(b) It beaches on the shore
(c) It moves away from the prominence
(d) It is attacked by a shark

2. What does Hump do for the first time in many weeks at the end of the chapter?
(a) Plays marbles
(b) Has an initimate conversation
(c) Sleeps undercover
(d) Drinks clean, unsalty water

3. What does Brewster see in the distance?
(a) A Japanese ship
(b) A whale
(c) A United States Cutter
(d) Japan

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

5. What does Hump see when he wakes up?
(a) The Macedonia
(b) A naked Brewster
(c) Dark clouds
(d) The Ghost

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much does Hump clear the beach by?

3. What does Hump think was a symptom of Larsen's current problem?

4. What does hump see ahead?

5. How long does it take Hump to put up the sails?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Larsen alone?

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

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

5. How has Hump achieved the goal London set for him at the beginning of the novel?

6. How do you think Hump's love for Brewster help him survive?

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

8. In what does Larsen attempt to kill Hump finish him off?

9. Describe Hump and Brewster's hut.

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

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