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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the captain share Legatt's secret with?
(a) His second mate.
(b) No one.
(c) The steward.
(d) His chief mate.

2. Why did the captain want the skipper to speak more loudly?
(a) So that the chief mate could hear his conversation.
(b) All of these.
(c) So that Legatt could hear the conversation.
(d) He could not understand what the skipper was saying.

3. 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) Aft.
(c) Windward.
(d) Starboard.

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

5. What color is the skipper's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.

6. For how many years does the skipper of the Sephora claim to have been at sea?
(a) 37.
(b) 18.
(c) 24.
(d) 42.

7. What risks are Legatt and the captain taking by keeping Legatt hidden?
(a) Going to the gallows.
(b) Going to prison.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

8. What did the captain observe about the skipper's height?
(a) He had droopy shoulders, and was short.
(b) He had droopy shoulders, but was very tall.
(c) He had high shoulders, and was very tall.
(d) He had high shoulders, but wasn't particularly tall.

9. How far from the mainland does the Sephora's skipper estimate his ship is anchored in Part 2?
(a) Eight miles.
(b) Three miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Seven miles.

10. What order does Leggatt claim the Sephora's skipper never gave but claimed to have given to the captain of the unnamed ship?
(a) To set the reefed foresail.
(b) To unhand the murder victim.
(c) To pull in the topsail.
(d) To search for Leggatt.

11. According to Legatt, who called for a "reefed foresail" aboard the Sephora?
(a) The skipper.
(b) The second mate.
(c) Legatt.
(d) The engineer.

12. Where would Legatt hide regularly during the day?
(a) In the ship's cargo area.
(b) In the captain's state room.
(c) In the captain's bathroom.
(d) In the captain's closet.

13. On the niceness of what does the captain nonchalantly comment to the Sephora's skipper while they first speak concerning the disappearance of Leggatt?
(a) The weather.
(b) The Sephora.
(c) The saloon.
(d) The captain's stateroom.

14. What is the second mate's physical reaction to the captain's interaction with the steward on the fourth day out?
(a) Hunched shoulders.
(b) Twitching fingers.
(c) A quivering lip.
(d) Raised eyes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain suggest to the Sephora's skipper might have been responsible for the death of Leggatt's victim?

2. What does the helmsman complain of not being able to see well while close to the island?

3. How far in the future is the plan to maroon Leggatt set at the time of its making?

4. What is Erebus?

5. Whom does the captain tell the second mate to fetch when the ship is drawing near to the island?

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