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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long was Legatt under arrest before escaping?
(a) Seven weeks.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

3. Where was Legatt swimming when he began swimming toward the captain's ship?
(a) Toward port.
(b) None of these.
(c) Toward another ship.
(d) Toward an island.

4. What does the captain believe he sees floating in the sea very close to the ladder?
(a) The naked body of a woman.
(b) The clothed body of a woman.
(c) The naked body of a man.
(d) The clothed body of a man.

5. What disturbs the captain's "comfort of quiet communion" with his ship at the story's beginning?
(a) His chief mate.
(b) Rough waves.
(c) An ominous noise.
(d) The stars.

6. What does Legatt tell the captain the person he murdered would do or not do?
(a) The person murdered wouldn't work.
(b) None of these.
(c) Both of these.
(d) The person murdered wouldn't allow others to do their job.

7. What does the author compare the riding light to?
(a) A candle.
(b) The sun.
(c) The stars.
(d) A flame.

8. For approximately how many weeks had the mysterious stranger been kept captive?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

9. Where does the captain take Legatt after he tells the captain his story?
(a) The brig.
(b) The storage area.
(c) His state room.
(d) The crew's quarters.

10. Who asks "Might you call him out quietly sir?"
(a) The captain.
(b) Legatt.
(c) The chief mate.
(d) The second mate.

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

12. What word does the mysterious man use to describe the tone of the skipper when being relieved of his duties?
(a) Dry.
(b) Monotonous.
(c) Morose.
(d) Impassioned.

13. How did the boat get to its location at the beginning of the book?
(a) None of these.
(b) It sailed.
(c) By tug boat.
(d) It was built there at the port.

14. What did the crew members shout when they found Legatt?
(a) "Help him!"
(b) "You're under arrest!"
(c) "Grab him!"
(d) "Murderer!"

15. How long of a watch will the captain take in his unprecedented decision?
(a) Eight hours.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Five hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what word does the strange man beside the ship respond to the captain's first question?

3. Whom does the captain say he will have relieve him after his unprecedented watch alone?

4. Back on the top deck, the night they see a strange ship approaching, how does the captain describe the atmosphere?

5. What does the captain do after Legatt finishes his tale of escape?

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