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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 Larsen do instead of reacting to Hump's dirk?

2. What subject does Larsen turn the conversation to?

3. What is Hump too exhausted to do after a night out at sea?

4. What does Brewster use to maintain a fire?

5. What does Hump find Larsen doing during the night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Hump and Brewster's hut.

3. Describe the islet.

4. How is the blind Larsen still a formidable force?

5. How has Hump achieved the goal London set for him at the beginning of the novel?

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

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

8. Do you think it is strange that the Ghost appears on tn the shore?

9. In what does Larsen attempt to kill Hump finish him off?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Study Jack London's life. How much of the story do you think comes from personal experience? Do you think any of the characters in the book are based on anyone in London's life or even London himself?

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

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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