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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the skipper of the Sephora say he will have to report to his owners concerning Leggatt?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Escape of a murderer.
(c) Murder.
(d) Mutiny.

3. What does the captain continue to refer to Legatt as through Part 2?
(a) Both of these.
(b) His double.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) His other self.

4. How did the skipper respond each time the captain spoke to him?
(a) He spoke low and slowly.
(b) He shouted angrily.
(c) He mumbled his answer.
(d) He grumbled angrily.

5. When does the captain change the ship's direction at the end of the story?
(a) When the ship can no longer handle the swirling currents.
(b) When he can no longer take the chief mate's arguments.
(c) After he knows Legatt is successfully off the ship.
(d) When the ship can get no closer to land without crashing.

6. What white object does the captain see floating on the sea?
(a) His hat.
(b) A shirt.
(c) A piece of paper.
(d) A body.

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

8. 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 Sephora.
(b) The captain's stateroom.
(c) The saloon.
(d) The weather.

9. What is the name of the Sephora's skipper?
(a) Johnstone.
(b) Devlon.
(c) Archbold.
(d) Acton.

10. Who does the captain begin to hate the sight and sound of?
(a) Legatt.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The chief mate.
(d) The steward.

11. What day is it when the men from the Sephora come aboard the unnamed ship?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

12. 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) Wisdom.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Common sense.

13. How do Legatt and the captain speak with each other?
(a) In Spanish.
(b) In normal voices.
(c) In quick, hushed phrases.
(d) In whispers.

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

15. What does the captain suggest to the Sephora's skipper might have been responsible for the death of Leggatt's victim?
(a) The sea.
(b) A loose object on deck.
(c) Leggatt.
(d) His own foolishness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the captain's suggestion, where does Leggatt spend most of his time while the ship is on its way?

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

4. How does the captain describe the skipper's whiskers?

5. Who decides it is time for Legatt to leave the ship?

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