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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says that only the sky and the sea will be ________to the voyage and task of he and his crew.
(a) Spectators.
(b) Judges and friends.
(c) Spectators and judges.
(d) Judicators.

2. What does the captain retrieve for himself from below decks while on his watch?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A pair of slippers.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A compass.

3. Why did Legatt jump in the water and begin swimming?
(a) He was escaping his punishment.
(b) None of these.
(c) It was a planned escape attempt.
(d) It was an impulsive act.

4. What does Legatt drag behind him as he swims?
(a) His clothes.
(b) His bag.
(c) None of these.
(d) His gun.

5. Who has curiosity in his eyes when the captain comes on deck the morning after finding Legatt?
(a) The deck hand.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The chief mate.
(d) The engineer.

6. What order does the captain give to his second when the latter comes on deck?
(a) To listen closely for sounds of distress.
(b) To watch for the wind.
(c) To watch for storms.
(d) To keep an eye on the waves.

7. What does the captain remark on as he takes Legatt below the ship?
(a) Legatt's arm is bleeding.
(b) Legatt's face is awfully thin.
(c) Legatt's leg is bleeding.
(d) Legatt's tatoo is very unique.

8. Where does the captain put the stranger for the rest of the night after their stories have been exchanged?
(a) His bathroom.
(b) His couch.
(c) His bed.
(d) Behind his desk.

9. When did the murder take place?
(a) During a huge storm.
(b) While the ship was docked at port.
(c) During a mutiny.
(d) On the open water.

10. To what innocent does the stranger relate his victim as in the thoughts of the skipper's wife?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Uriah.
(c) Abel.
(d) A peasant.

11. From where has the mysterious man directly come?
(a) The tugboat.
(b) The Sephora.
(c) The wilderness.
(d) Another unnamed ship.

12. How did the captain react after Legatt's story?
(a) He was wondering what to do with Legatt.
(b) None of these.
(c) He remained calm.
(d) He was clearly nervous.

13. How does Legatt try to defend himself when he is accused of murder?
(a) He tries to blame another person.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He tries to say that it was an accident.
(d) He has no defense.

14. What point of view is the story told in?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) Second person.

15. How was the murder committed?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) The ship was hit by a large wave.
(c) Legatt grabbed the person by the throat.
(d) Both of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps the captain from sleeping the night they see a strange ship approaching?

2. What disturbs the captain's "comfort of quiet communion" with his ship at the story's beginning?

3. What word best describes the weather over the recent evening?

4. At what time does the captain sit on his couch?

5. What alternative does the mysterious stranger weigh against boarding the narrator's ship?

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