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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age did Johansen leave Sweden?

3. What relation is Death Larsen to Wolf Larsen?

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

5. What does the narrator say he sees leaning out of the pilot house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hump's reaction to finding literature in Larsen's cabin?

2. Describe Hump.

3. What does Hump realize is the only factor considered aboard the ship?

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

5. Describe what a slop chest is.

6. Why does Hump think that Brewster needs protecting?

7. Why do you think Brewster so readily agrees to Hump's suggestion that she stays with Larsen to keep him calm?

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

9. In what different ways are Larsen and Hump attracted to Brewster?

10. Why does Larsen think life is without value?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

London uses a number characters from different areas of the world including Scandinavia, Hawaii, USA and Britain.

How accurate do you think London's representations of these cultures are? Do you think he subverts stereotypes? Are some representations more negative or positive than others?

Essay Topic 2

What difference do you think Brewster's introduction makes to the story? What do you would of happened if Brewster was not introduced into the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following statement using two examples from the novel to support your argument: The situations in the novel become increasingly unbelievable.

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