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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes close to discovering Legatt?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The ship's cook.
(c) The steward.
(d) The second mate.

2. What does the steward bring into the captain's quarters to finish drying on the fourth day out?
(a) A towel.
(b) A coat.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A pair of pants.

3. For what does the captain reproach his second after the former puts the ship on the other tack?
(a) Slackness and impropriety.
(b) Staring at the sky.
(c) Speaking gregariously.
(d) Being unshaven.

4. What is preserved by the small gesture of Leggatt when the captain returns to his room after the incident with the steward on the fourth day?
(a) The captain's sanity.
(b) The secrecy of Leggatt's presence.
(c) The dignity of the chief mate.
(d) The silence of the crew.

5. 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) Aft.
(b) Windward.
(c) Starboard.
(d) Port.

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

7. How far in the future is the plan to maroon Leggatt set at the time of its making?
(a) Three hours.
(b) One night.
(c) Three nights.
(d) Two nights.

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

9. What is the captain alerted to after Leggatt has related the truth of the reefed foresail?
(a) The swelling of the sea.
(b) The return of the Sephora's skipper.
(c) The dying of the wind.
(d) The rising of the wind.

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

11. Where do the crewmen from the Sephora believe Leggatt is hiding?
(a) Aboard the Sephora.
(b) On the mainland.
(c) Aboard the unnamed ship.
(d) On one of the islets.

12. How does the captain's behavior throughout his conversation with the skipper cause the skipper to react?
(a) It kept the skipper focused on the telling the story and not asking questions.
(b) It angered the skipper.
(c) It had no effect on the skipper.
(d) It began to arouse distrust in the skipper.

13. When is the only time the captain demonstrates strong decision-making abilities?
(a) When arguing with the chief mate about the direction of the ship.
(b) When deciding Legatt must leave.
(c) When deciding to take the ship into the strong currents.
(d) When deciding to take the ship near the islands.

14. When was the order given for a "reefed foresail"?
(a) After the storm rolled in.
(b) After the wave crashed over the Sephora.
(c) Before the wave crashed over the Sephora.
(d) As the storm rolled in.

15. Who does the captain intend to file a report with regarding Legatt's situation on the Sephora?
(a) His owners.
(b) His employer.
(c) The port authority.
(d) The local government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the captain observe about the skipper's height?

2. Who has the watch when the captain comes back on deck after giving the rough outline of his plan to Leggatt?

3. Who states "It's a great satisfaction to have got somebody to understand. You seem to have been there in purpose"?

4. What story does the skipper share with the captain?

5. What does the chief mate postulate as the fate of Leggatt after the crew from the Sephora leaves the unnamed ship?

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