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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 Leach tell Hump to do?

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

3. What does Larsen ask the cook to be careful of?

4. How long does the captain's headache last?

5. What does the narrator say Wolf Larsen dedicates himself to after the attempted mutiny?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Larsen behave after the mutiny?

2. How does Mugridge's attitude change towards Hump?

3. Describe the rescued ship.

4. How does Hump feel about Larsen spending so much time with Brewster?

5. Describe what a slop chest is.

6. In what way does Hump admire Johnson?

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

8. What does Hump realize is the only factor considered aboard the ship?

9. Why do you think Brewster so readily agrees to Hump's suggestion that she stays with Larsen to keep him calm?

10. How is Mugridge's philosophy materialistic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why do you think the Ghost crew's mutiny does not work? How does the mutiny change the story? What do you think would have happened if the crew's mutiny was successful?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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