True or False
Thomas Mugridge was towed over the side of the boat because he was not wearing a clean shirt. (Pgs. 152 and 232)
True.
How many hours was Humphrey asleep during Maud's first time steering alone? (Pg. 298)
7 hours.
"Please, please."
How many people are on the Ghost it washes ashore on Endeavor Island?
There is only one person. Wolf Larson.
Does Wolf Larson go blind? (Pg. 348)
Yes he does. During Humphrey's second visit aboard the Ghost he discovers Wolf Larson is blind.
Humphrey tries with only a knife to hurt Wolf Larson when he is embracing Maud. (Pg. 285)
False. Humphrey at first tries to hurt Wolf Larson by punching him.
How many hours did it take for the Macedonia/Death Larson to find the Ghost/Wolf Larson after Wolf Larson had committed his crimes? (Pg. 341)
Less than 48 hours. Wolf Larson says, "My brother got me inside forty-eight hours."
What is Humphrey's reaction when he is told by Wolf Larson that Thomas Mugridge was the one who cut the masts, during their first conversation after the Ghost comes ashore? (Pg. 340)
Humphrey's reaction is joyous and excited. He cries, "Good for Mugridge!"
What is the name Maud and Humphrey chose for the island they land on? (Pg. 311)
Endeavor Island.
A gun.
Humphrey was afraid of death during his journey with Maud. (Pg. 301)
False. He says, "the death which Wolf Larsen and even Thomas Mugridge Had me fear, I no longer feared."
How many of the boats did Humphrey rob of their water supplies before his journey with Maud? (Pg. 291)
He robbed all nine boats of their water.
What is the last thing Humphrey whispers to Wolf Larson before he and Maud escape? (Pg. 291)
"Good-bye, Lucifer."
What is the name of the type of seal that Humphrey and Maud are finally able to club? (Pg. 324)
The holluschickie.
What does Wolf Larson do when Humphrey goes on the deck of the Ghost for the second time to get marmalade and condensed milk? (Pg. 348)
Wolf Larson believes that he trapped Humphrey inside the lazarette. When Humphrey went inside it to get marmalade and condensed milk, he left the trap door open after he exited. Wolf Larson closed it and blocked it off, believing that Humphrey was still inside.
How much more money did Wolf Larson offer the hunters so that they would help collect the Macedonia's hunters?
He said that he would divide a dollar amongst them for every skin collected from the new hunters.
What excuse does Humphrey use so that he can go back aboard the Ghost to check on Wolf Larson? (Pg. 346)
He says that they were in need of more condensed milk and marmalade.
What is used to make a candle for the first housewarming (for the first hut)? (Pg. 330)
Seal-oil and cotton calking used for the wick.
How long does Humphrey tell Maud it will take them to get to Japan when they first begin sailing? (Pg. 294)
Humphrey says it will take them 5 days to reach Japan.
Wolf Larson believes that Humphrey is afraid to shoot him during their first encounter after the Ghost washes up on Endeavor Island. (Pg. 337)
False. Wolf Larsen believes that Humphrey is impotent, not afraid. Wolf Larson says, "You can't do it. You are not exactly afraid. You are impotent."
How many ammunition boxes did Humphrey get from the steerage campanionway when preparing the boat for Maud's and his escape? (Pg. 291)
2 boxes.
How does Humphrey describe the moral courage Miss Brewster asks of him? (Pg. 241)
He says that it would require him to LET Wolf Larson kill him.
What object does Maud lose during the very beginning of the her and Humphrey's journey? Humphrey studies her as she tries to find it. (Pgs. 296 and 297)
A hair pin.
What does Humphrey originally call Maud in his review of one of her books? (Pg. 229)
The American Mrs. Meynell.