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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 discover Larsen doing whilst investigating the ship?

2. What does Hump do when the wind picks up?

3. What do Hump and Brewster decide is their best option?

4. What does Larsen deny?

5. What does Hump think was a symptom of Larsen's current problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. Waht does Hump do once he realizes he holds the power over Larsen?

2. In waht way could the reader see Larsen victorious over Hump?

3. What happens to Brewster and Hump's boat once they take for the seas?

4. How does Hump overcome Larsen's destruction of his work?

5. How does Hump learn how to kill the seals?

6. What position do you think the Islet is that Hump and Brewster arrive at?

7. Describe the islet.

8. How do Hump's thoughts reflect the nature of the long journey?

9. How is Hump and Brewster arrival on the islet timely?

10. Why is Larsen alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is your opinion on seal hunting? Do you think it should be banned?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In what ways do you think that Hump idealizes Brewster? What do these ideals say about Hump's character? How different do you think Brewster is to Hump's ideal woman?

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