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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 engineer.
(d) The chief mate.

2. Where does the stranger say the skipper of the Sephora's wife is, presently?
(a) On board the Sephora.
(b) At home in London.
(c) At the port in Cape Town.
(d) On vacation on the Thai mainland.

3. What does the steward do with the door to the captain's room after first visiting him in the morning?
(a) Slams it.
(b) Hooks it open.
(c) Latches it shut.
(d) Breaks one of the hinges.

4. How many days has the Sephora been gone from her previous port, according to the second mate?
(a) 123.
(b) 92.
(c) 178.
(d) 354.

5. Which of the following does the captain not picture his ship passing through on the coming voyage while pacing about on his watch?
(a) The Malay Archipelago.
(b) The Indian Ocean.
(c) The Straits of Gibraltar.
(d) The Atlantic.

6. 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 man.
(c) The clothed body of a woman.
(d) The naked body of a man.

7. What bizarre, mysterious inquiry does the stranger make without being explicitly quoted in the text?
(a) Who am I?
(b) Where are we?
(c) What time is it?
(d) Where is the sultan?

8. Where did the stranger first hide from those searching for him after he escaped the Sephora?
(a) On the unnamed ship.
(b) The nearest islet.
(c) Under the Sephora.
(d) On the tugboat.

9. How long has the stranger been swimming?
(a) Since ten o'clock.
(b) Since nine o'clock.
(c) Since eleven o'clock.
(d) Since eight o'clock.

10. Who comes to relieve the captain on deck the night they see a strange ship approaching?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) A deck hand.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The second mate.

11. Who is the youngest member of the crew?
(a) The engineer.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) The captain.
(d) The second mate.

12. At what location did the stranger ask to speak with the captain of the Sephora?
(a) Java Head.
(b) Angora.
(c) Japhora.
(d) Meinam.

13. How long was the crew working practically night and day?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three days.
(d) A week.

14. Where has Legatt come from?
(a) The nearby ship, Sephora.
(b) The nearby ship, Tempora.
(c) The tug boat.
(d) A nearby port.

15. What position had Legatt held on his ship?
(a) Deck hand.
(b) Chief mate.
(c) Second mate.
(d) Captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the boat get to its location at the beginning of the book?

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

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

4. From where has the Sephora come when first seen by the captain and his crew, according to the second mate?

5. What was the content of the first cry from the crew concerning the stranger's intention in diving off the ship?

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