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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many gold coins does the captain give Legatt before he leaves the ship?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

6. Why is it more important to keep Legatt hidden after the skipper's visit to the captain's ship?
(a) Because the crew may form a mutiny against the captain.
(b) Because the crew is upset and angered by the rumor of a stow away on board.
(c) Because the crew knows enough to easily identify him.
(d) None of these.

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

8. Past what hour, after supper, does the captain return below decks to tell Leggatt it is dark enough?
(a) Eleven o'clock.
(b) Eight o'clock.
(c) Nine o'clock.
(d) Ten o'clock.

9. What else does the captain give Legatt before he leaves the ship?
(a) A compass.
(b) None of these.
(c) A floppy straw hat.
(d) A change of clothes.

10. How far does the Sephora's skipper guess it is from the Sephora to the unnamed ship?
(a) Four hundred yards.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Three miles.
(d) One mile.

11. How does the captain describe the skipper's whiskers?
(a) Brown and neatly trimmed.
(b) Red, thick, and bushy.
(c) Black and thick.
(d) Red and scratchily located all over his face.

12. 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) He could not understand what the skipper was saying.
(d) So that Legatt could hear the conversation.

13. With what ships' murder stories does the chief mate compare the situation on the Sephora after the departure of the Sephora's captain?
(a) Slaver ships.
(b) Japanese ships.
(c) Yankee ships.
(d) African ships.

14. What does the captain go up on deck to do after deciding Legatt should leave?
(a) To speed the ship up and stay on course.
(b) To slow the ship down and change course.
(c) To change the ship's course, but not the speed.
(d) To cause a distraction so Legatt can escape.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the crew of both ships believe about Legatt's fate?

2. What does the captain point out as the skipper's main characteristic?

3. What causes the captain's heart to fly into his throat once back on deck after parting ways with Legatt?

4. What are the gold coins in the story called?

5. Where does the captain finally take the ship?

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