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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 does Hump say Brewster's body is the finished product of?

2. What does the narrator say he has never placed placed proper value upon?

3. Who do the captain and Hump find on the look out?

4. Why has Johnson collided with Larsen?

5. Who approaches Hump on deck?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Hump survival of the torrid conditions is realistic?

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

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

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

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

6. How is Mugridge's philosophy materialistic?

7. How is chapter 14 a major turning point in the narrative?

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

9. Why does Larsen think life is without value?

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

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

Describe what is meant by a materialist and idealist. Which one of the two do you think you are?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Ghost ship and its layout. Choose one of ship scene from the book and discuss how the setting contributes to the meaning of the scene.

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