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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the captain's suggestion, where does Leggatt spend most of his time while the ship is on its way?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The storeroom.
(c) The bed.
(d) The couch.

2. Which ports does the captain oddly order the second mate to have opened?
(a) The ports in his stateroom.
(b) Those of the quarter-deck.
(c) The starboard ports on the saloon.
(d) The sail locker ports.

3. Where does the captain tell the crew to steer the ship after parting ways with Legatt?
(a) Further into sea.
(b) Closer to the nearby islands.
(c) None of these.
(d) Into the stronger currents.

4. What story does the skipper share with the captain?
(a) The story of a man dying during a storm.
(b) The story of Legatt mysteriously jumping overboard and committing suicide.
(c) The story of Legatt and the murder that took place.
(d) The story of an unknown stranger committing murder on his ship.

5. In what does the captain tie the sovereigns so that Leggatt may safely carry them?
(a) A rag.
(b) A pillowcase.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A towel.

6. Next to what mythological place is Erebus, to which the captain relates the situation of his ship, located according to the proper myth?
(a) Olympus.
(b) Naraka.
(c) Hades.
(d) Valhalla.

7. Who is suspicious that there is a stowaway on board?
(a) The second mate.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) Most of the crew.
(d) No one.

8. What does the captain narrate as having dangerously abandoned him after the ship has started moving?
(a) Self-consciousness.
(b) Unconscious alertness.
(c) Forethought.
(d) Precaution.

9. Past what hour, after supper, does the captain return below decks to tell Leggatt it is dark enough?
(a) Ten o'clock.
(b) Nine o'clock.
(c) Eight o'clock.
(d) Eleven o'clock.

10. What does the captain swing and wait helplessly after crying "Hard alee"?
(a) A loose rope.
(b) The mainyard.
(c) The wheel.
(d) The keel.

11. What eccentricity unconsciously enters the speech of the captain to his first mate?
(a) Whispering.
(b) Breaking off mid-sentence.
(c) Mumbling.
(d) Undulating volume.

12. How does the skipper respond to the captain stating he will have to file a report on Legatt's situation on the Sephora?
(a) He asks what authority the captain has on the subject involved.
(b) He asks what expertise the captain has on the subject involved.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

13. Which of the following is the antonym of the word "leeward" as the captain uses in his narration to describe the side of the ship to which he walks after leaving Leggatt for the last time?
(a) Port.
(b) Starboard.
(c) Aft.
(d) Windward.

14. Upon the theory of what do Leggatt and the captain conspire to take advantage?
(a) Leggatt's suicide.
(b) Leggatt's presence on the unnamed ship.
(c) Leggatt's escape.
(d) Leggatt's presence on the tugboat.

15. The captain says that his hesitation to let Leggatt swim away from his ship was a mere sham ____________.
(a) Confabulation.
(b) Precept.
(c) Pretense.
(d) Sentiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who states "Before I left the cabin our eyes met-the eyes of the only two strangers on board"?

2. How does the skipper react when it is suggested that the wave, not Legatt, killed the man?

3. What part does the captain complain about having Legatt aboard the ship?

4. What color are the skipper of the Sephora's eyes?

5. For what breezes does the captain say that he is going to look by night?

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