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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 do Hump and Brewster use for a mattress?

3. How does Hump start a fire?

4. What does Larsen think he has?

5. Who appears on the ship's companionway?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what does the ending reflect the beginning of the novel?

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

5. Do you think London is inconsistent with Hump's character in this chapter?

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

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

8. Describe the islet.

9. Do you think Hump is worried about their survival?

10. Describe the fight between Hump and Larsen in chapter 26

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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