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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 the narrator say he has never placed placed proper value upon?

2. Where does Charley Furuthseth keep a cottage?

3. What does Hump advise Brewster to do?

4. What is leach and Johnson only alternative to capsizing?

5. What kind of boat does the captain have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hump think that Brewster needs protecting?

2. In what way does Hump admire Johnson?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Hump.

8. Why does Larsen think life is without value?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Hump and Larsen. How do their views differ? Are there any similarities between the two characters? Why do you think they both fall for for Brewster?

Essay Topic 2

What difference do you think Brewster's introduction makes to the story? What do you would of happened if Brewster was not introduced into the story?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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