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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is described as a comical character with abundant whiskers?
(a) The second mate.
(b) The engineer.
(c) The captain.
(d) The chief mate.

3. Since what time does the mysterious man claim to have been in the water?
(a) 9 o'clock.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 4 o'clock.
(d) 8 o'clock.

4. What does the captain mention after his meeting with the officers on board the ship?
(a) How hard the crew has been working.
(b) How well the officers have been getting along.
(c) How hard the officers have been working.
(d) How well the crew has been getting along.

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

6. What does the captain at first believe the man beside his ship in the water to be?
(a) A floating barrel.
(b) A dead shark.
(c) A strange creature.
(d) A headless corpse.

7. In describing how he committed murder, at what time does the mysterious stranger say he and his victim were setting the sail?
(a) Late at night.
(b) Morning.
(c) Early afternoon.
(d) Dusk.

8. What deity's name is used in the exclamation of the mysterious man on hearing that the narrator is the ship's captain?
(a) Odin.
(b) Christ.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Jove.

9. What does the captain hear when he is below the night they see a strange ship approaching?
(a) The sound of his crew snoring.
(b) The sound of whispers.
(c) The sound of a small row boat approaching.
(d) The sound of the boat creaking.

10. How deep does the Sephora draw, according to the second mate?
(a) Fifteen feet.
(b) 80 feet.
(c) Twenty feet.
(d) Ten feet.

11. What did Legatt remove from his body while he was swimming in the sea?
(a) His hat.
(b) All of these.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His shoes and watch.

12. Where does the captain sit at his breakfast table?
(a) The center port.
(b) The center starboard.
(c) The foot.
(d) The head.

13. How far is the Sephora from the nearest real land when the stranger is relating his story to the captain?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Six miles.
(c) Eight miles.
(d) Five miles.

14. Back on the top deck, the night they see a strange ship approaching, how does the captain describe the atmosphere?
(a) Still.
(b) Completely calm.
(c) All of these.
(d) Profoundly silent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the captain take Legatt after he tells the captain his story?

2. Which of the following is NOT suggested as being at the narrator's left hand at the story's beginning?

3. What does the stranger in the water ask of the captain before boarding the ship?

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

5. What is the name of the river from which the ship has just left at the story's beginning?

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