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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hump advise Brewster to do?
(a) Keep near him
(b) Kill the captain
(c) Leave the ship
(d) Pretend to enjoy Larsen's company

2. What does the narrator say knowing Larsen helps him understand?
(a) Hegel
(b) Cabin fever
(c) Scandinavian myths
(d) Nietzsche

3. Why does hunting become dangerous?
(a) The men are under attack from Japanese hunters
(b) The have lost their weapons
(c) Fog sets in
(d) Bears are roaming the islands

4. What does Larsen want to keep Brewster aboard as?
(a) A cook
(b) A mascot
(c) A slave
(d) A lover

5. What position does the captain give the narrator?
(a) Cook
(b) Cabin boy
(c) Second mate
(d) First mate

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hump say happens if he does nothing?

2. Who does the narrator say Larsen is worse off than?

3. Who approaches Hump on deck?

4. Why does Larsen kick Hump?

5. How many boats are there?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Hump's presumptions about Larsen prove embarrassing in chapter 7?

2. How is Larsen's cruel nature illustrated in this chapter?

3. How are Larsen and Hump views on the battle with nature different?

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

5. How does Hump fee about Maude Brewster?

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

7. How is chapter 14 a major turning point in the narrative?

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

9. In what different ways are Larsen and Hump attracted to Brewster?

10. How does Larsen behave after the mutiny?

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