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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. Where was Legatt swimming when he began swimming toward the captain's ship?
(a) Toward another ship.
(b) Toward port.
(c) Toward an island.
(d) None of these.

2. What word best describes the weather over the recent evening?
(a) Sweltering.
(b) Chilly.
(c) Calm.
(d) Breezy.

3. At what time does the captain sit on his couch?
(a) 5 am.
(b) 9 am.
(c) 2 am.
(d) 3 am.

4. What does the captain tell his officers, upon first speaking with them in the story, that he saw above the ridge as the sun went down?
(a) The pagoda.
(b) Men.
(c) An eagle.
(d) Mastheads.

5. With what word does the strange man beside the ship respond to the captain's first question?
(a) "Death."
(b) "Sin."
(c) "Cramp."
(d) "Tired."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tug boat?

2. How long was Legatt under arrest before escaping?

3. Where was Legatt held during his incarceration?

4. The captain narrates that, after sharing his own story with the stranger, the two men face one another with identical what?

5. Who are the captain's main officers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it more important than ever that the crew not know about Legatt being on board after the skipper leaves?

2. What is the significance of the Sephora's captain according the saving of his ship to the hand of God?

3. Why does the captain remain emotionless and unexcitable throughout his and the skipper's conversation? Does it work?

4. How does the stranger report his former companions treating him after the murder?

5. Once aboard the ship, what does the captain notice about Legatt? What does he determine from Legatt's appearance and mannerisms?

6. How does Legatt escape from the Sephora? How does the crew react? Why would they react that way?

7. What plan do Legatt and the captain devise for Legatt's escape? Does the author make the plan seem feasible?

8. Why does the captain say that it is trying to be on deck, but it is also trying to be down below? What does he mean?

9. What has contributed to the "pitiless obligation" under which the skipper of the Sephora operates?

10. What is indicated about the captain based upon his precautionary manner of proceeding in fetching clothes for the stranger?

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