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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chief mate tells the second mate, after the captain puts the ship on the other tack, that such a move is a great want of what?
(a) Intellect.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Wisdom.

2. How did the captain attempt to get more information from the skipper?
(a) He took him to the galley for a meal.
(b) He brought him to his state room.
(c) He took him to the control room.
(d) None of these.

3. For what is Leggatt said to strike out at the very end of the story?
(a) A new life.
(b) A fair world.
(c) A strange existence.
(d) A new destiny.

4. To what does the captain walk at the very end of the story?
(a) The bow.
(b) The taffrail.
(c) His stateroom.
(d) The quarter-deck.

5. How many hills are on the island upon which the captain plans to deposit Leggatt?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

6. Where do the two captains speak to one another at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) On the quarter-deck.
(b) On deck.
(c) The stateroom.
(d) The saloon.

7. How does the captain feel when he is on deck with the crew, knowing Legatt is hiding below?
(a) He doesn't feel whole.
(b) It was trying to be on deck.
(c) All of these.
(d) He feels torn.

8. What part does the captain complain about having Legatt aboard the ship?
(a) That he can't tell anyone about Legatt.
(b) How he and Legatt must maneuver around his state room.
(c) How Legatt is not careful enough when exploring the ship.
(d) That Legatt will at some point need to leave the ship.

9. To whom does the Sephora's skipper credit the saving of his ship?
(a) Himself.
(b) God.
(c) Leggatt.
(d) Leggatt's victim.

10. What color are the skipper of the Sephora's eyes?
(a) Gray as rainclouds.
(b) Smeary blue.
(c) Night black.
(d) Green as the sea.

11. Who states "It's a great satisfaction to have got somebody to understand. You seem to have been there in purpose"?
(a) The skipper.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) The captain.
(d) Legatt.

12. What makes the new course dangerous for the ship?
(a) The captain's inexperience.
(b) The crew's disagreement with the new direction.
(c) The ship's size.
(d) The ship's poor ability to maneuver.

13. Which of the following does Leggatt ultimately wish to avoid?
(a) Prison.
(b) A trial.
(c) The gallows.
(d) His captain.

14. What does the steward break when startled by the captain on the second day out?
(a) A cup.
(b) A door.
(c) A vase.
(d) A dish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second mate's physical reaction to the captain's interaction with the steward on the fourth day out?

2. What did the skipper do during their conversation that took the captain aback?

3. What color is the skipper of the Sephora's facial hair?

4. How many coins does the captain have before he gives some to Legatt?

5. To whom is the Sephora's skipper anxious to give up his former first mate?

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