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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 sea does Hump think they are in?

2. What does Brewster use to maintain a fire?

3. What mast do Hump and Brewster manage to step?

4. Where do Hump and Brewster sail towards?

5. What do the men take along with their usual shot guns?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Hump's 'rigging effort'?

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

5. How does Brewster's prediction that someone is coming go against her character?

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

7. How do you think Hump's love for Brewster help him survive?

8. In what way do Hump and Brewster unknowingly fail the now dead Larsen?

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

10. Describe the technical detail goes into when Hump erects the shears.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the character of Hump. What do you think the goal of his is? Does his character change as the novel progresses? Do you think Hump achieves his goal?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dialogue used in the book. How does London express the differences in education between the characters? Do you think the dialogue represents the characters accurately?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's plot structure.

1) What is the premise of the novel? Does London stick closely to the premise?

2) What problems do the characters have to solve? How do they solve them?

3) Do you think the book concludes satisfactorily?

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