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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. How many boats will the hunters use?

2. What does the narrator hear Larsen groaning?

3. Why does Larsen kick Hump?

4. Who does Larsen exclude from his table?

5. Who skippers the Macedonia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What problems do you think Maude Brewster appearance could cause?

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

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

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

7. How has Larsen's upbringing shaped him as a person?

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

9. Why do you think Larsen pursued Johnson and Leach?

10. Describe Hump.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the role of a ship's captain? Does Larsen fulfill this role?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's plot structure.

1) What is the premise of the novel? Does London stick closely to the premise?

2) What problems do the characters have to solve? How do they solve them?

3) Do you think the book concludes satisfactorily?

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