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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the crew been together when the captain comes on board?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Twelve months.

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

3. How old does the captain believe Legatt is?
(a) No older than twenty.
(b) No older than twenty-five.
(c) No younger than forty.
(d) No younger than thirty.

4. Who does the captain refer to as his double or other self?
(a) The engineer.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The chief mate.
(d) Legatt.

5. To what animal does the captain compare the man after making eye contact?
(a) An ape.
(b) A dog.
(c) A dolphin.
(d) A fish.

6. What does the stranger in the water ask of the captain before boarding the ship?
(a) Both of these.
(b) None of these.
(c) He asks for the captain.
(d) He said there is no need to call anyone.

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

8. Who forms a special bond almost instantly?
(a) Legatt and the captain.
(b) The captain and second mate.
(c) Legatt and the chief mate.
(d) The captain and chief mate.

9. Who is described as young, round-cheeked, quiet, and serious?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The captain.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The second mate.

10. How many officers does the captain have?
(a) Eight.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

11. What is the profession of the mysterious man's father?
(a) Politician.
(b) Trader.
(c) Parson.
(d) Carpenter.

12. What is the name of the river from which the ship has just left at the story's beginning?
(a) Meinam.
(b) Menimile.
(c) Narcissus.
(d) Nessie.

13. At what time does the captain sit on his couch?
(a) 5 am.
(b) 3 am.
(c) 2 am.
(d) 9 am.

14. From where does the Sephora hail, according to the second mate?
(a) London.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Dover.
(d) Southampton.

15. What does the captain tell his steward to do while the former takes a bath?
(a) Wash his sleep clothes.
(b) Take stock of the provisions.
(c) Clean the stateroom.
(d) Fetch the chief mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Legatt escape from his incarceration?

2. What sort of sail were the mysterious stranger and his victim setting when the murder occurred?

3. What does the captain yell over the side of the ship, down the ladder to the body below?

4. Where is the chief mate's ink well located?

5. Where does the captain sit at his breakfast table?

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