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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain reflect to himself is the soul of discipline while walking aft on his watch?
(a) Precision in all appearances.
(b) Exactitude in some small manners.
(c) A strict regimen.
(d) Clarity in the ship's order.

2. What images of the captain and Legatt does the author create?
(a) The two men standing next to one another.
(b) The two men wearing identical clothes.
(c) The two men similar in stature.
(d) All of these.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What duty does the captain fulfill the night he sends the crew to sleep?
(a) None of these.
(b) He keeps watch over the anchor.
(c) He keeps watch over the ship's direction.
(d) He watches for iceburgs.

9. How long has the captain been a captain?
(a) Twelve weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two weeks.

10. With what word does the strange man beside the ship respond to the captain's first question?
(a) "Cramp."
(b) "Sin."
(c) "Tired."
(d) "Death."

11. What was thoughtfully given to the ship by the provision merchant?
(a) Lamps.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Fruit.

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

13. The shadows of what are flung far eastward by the setting sun, as described after the Gulf is named?
(a) Ropes.
(b) Men.
(c) Spars.
(d) Trees.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Legatt come from?

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

3. What did the stranger see that he decided to swim towards?

4. Who tells the crew about the approaching ship at the beginning of the story?

5. How long was Legatt under arrest before escaping?

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