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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what book does the captain say exists the "chapter of accidents"?
(a) The book of life and death.
(b) The book of success.
(c) The book of fate.
(d) The book of tragedy.

3. From where does most of Leggatt's food come while on the journey?
(a) Dinner's leftovers.
(b) The pantry.
(c) The captain's tins.
(d) Fish from the gulf.

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 silence of the crew.
(c) The dignity of the chief mate.
(d) The secrecy of Leggatt's presence.

5. How does Legatt suggest that he flee the ship?
(a) By being marooned among nearby islands.
(b) By taking a smaller boat off the ship in the middle of the night.
(c) By swimming to the nearest ship.
(d) By swimming to the nearest port.

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

7. After Leggatt makes his small gesture to the captain, what shout breaks the spell of silence on decks?
(a) "Mainsail haul!"
(b) "Foresail draw!"
(c) "Angle to port!"
(d) "Angle to starboard!"

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

9. What does the crew of both ships believe about Legatt's fate?
(a) That Legatt committed suicide by jumping off the Sephora.
(b) That Legatt committed suicide by shooting himself on the Sephora.
(c) That Legatt is hiding somewhere aboard the captain's ship.
(d) That Legatt is a fugitive on the loose.

10. What does the chief mate postulate as the fate of Leggatt after the crew from the Sephora leaves the unnamed ship?
(a) Hidden on the tugboat.
(b) Escape to the mainland.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Vanishing.

11. What have Legatt and the captain never heard from each other?
(a) Their full names.
(b) They've never heard each other shout.
(c) Their natural voices.
(d) Their native language.

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

13. What is the final verbally delivered caveat of the captain concerning Leggatt's escape?
(a) To avoid going through the saloon.
(b) To avoid a splash.
(c) To avoid being seen.
(d) To avoid breathing too loudly.

14. What are the gold coins in the story called?
(a) Gold bits.
(b) Sovereigns.
(c) Gold pieces.
(d) The currency of the realm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the steward break when startled by the captain on the second day out?

2. Next to what mythological place is Erebus, to which the captain relates the situation of his ship, located according to the proper myth?

3. How many hills are on the island upon which the captain plans to deposit Leggatt?

4. What is Erebus?

5. At what hour does the captain go on deck after making the plan to maroon Leggatt?

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