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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 is the boat called the hunters see in the distance?

2. One does Hump say Larsen is a culmination of?

3. What kind of boat does the captain have?

4. What desire does the narrator say he experiences for the first time?

5. What does the narrator tell the captain he does for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mudgride attack on Larsen affect Larsen?

4. Why does Larsen think life is without value?

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

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

7. How is Mugridge's philosophy materialistic?

8. Describe the rescued ship.

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

10. How does Hump fee about Maude Brewster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Imagine you are stranded on a small islet. How do you think you would survive? What would you have done differently to Brewster and Hump?

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