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

2. What two people does Hump watch?

3. What does the captain ask the hunters for?

4. What does the narrator see Larsen reading?

5. Where does Charley Furuthseth keep a cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what a slop chest is.

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

3. In what way does Hump admire Johnson?

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

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

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

7. How is Mugridge's philosophy materialistic?

8. How does Hump fee about Maude Brewster?

9. In what ways does Hump compare the sailors to women?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using two examples from the book discuss the following discuss the following statement; Sea-Wolf is an attack on Nietzsche's super-man philosophy.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the differences between self-learning and formal education.

1) Which in your opinion is the more valuable method of learning and why?

2) Do you think Larsen and Hump learn from each others very different upbringings. Support your answer with two examples from the book.

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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