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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the captain refer to as his double or other self?
(a) Legatt.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The second mate.

2. What does the steward do with the door to the captain's room after first visiting him in the morning?
(a) Latches it shut.
(b) Slams it.
(c) Breaks one of the hinges.
(d) Hooks it open.

3. In what Gulf is the narrator's ship anchored at the story's beginning?
(a) Carpentaria.
(b) Papua.
(c) Siam.
(d) Tonkin.

4. Back on the top deck, the night they see a strange ship approaching, how does the captain describe the atmosphere?
(a) Completely calm.
(b) Still.
(c) Profoundly silent.
(d) All of these.

5. To where does the captain initially send the mysterious man as the former's watch is drawing to a close?
(a) His stateroom.
(b) The storeroom.
(c) The brig.
(d) An empty cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the captain go at the very end of Part I?

2. Who finds it necessary to find a logical reason for every occurrence that comes his way?

3. What disturbs the captain's "comfort of quiet communion" with his ship at the story's beginning?

4. How did Legatt escape from his incarceration?

5. How long has the crew been together when the captain comes on board?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the captain describe the situation in which he first finds himself truly in command of the ship?

2. What most strongly fascinates the captain about the stranger?

3. What difference does Legatt point out between his story and the skipper's story about what happened on the Sephora when the man was murdered?

4. How is the second mate characterized in the beginning of the story?

5. What is indicated about the nature of a captain's rule at sea by the captain's decision that he must show himself on deck?

6. Based on the author's interpretation of the situation, does the captain feel confident about taking the ship dangerously close to the islands? Why or why not?

7. When does the captain put their escape plan into place? What does he do? What reaction does this produce from the crew?

8. What characterizes the actions of the stranger at the end of the first part?

9. Briefly, how does the narrator describe the setting of the Gulf of Siam, in which the story opens?

10. When and why does the captain turn the ship to open sea?

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