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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 kind of boat does the captain have?

2. Which two crew members are the two particular members of Larsen's diabolic temper?

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

4. How long has Hump admired her work for?

5. What does Johansen tell Harrison to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what a slop chest is.

2. In what way does Hump admire Johnson?

3. How is Death Larsen more powerful than his brother's boat?

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

5. How does Hump take to the rest of the crew?

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

7. How does Hump fee about Maude Brewster?

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

9. How do Hump's presumptions about Larsen prove embarrassing in chapter 7?

10. Why does Larsen think life is without value?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think the Ghost crew's mutiny does not work? How does the mutiny change the story? What do you think would have happened if the crew's mutiny was successful?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Study Jack London's life. How much of the story do you think comes from personal experience? Do you think any of the characters in the book are based on anyone in London's life or even London himself?

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