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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. What does the captain set to fixing as a repair of the breached discipline on his ship while on his watch?
(a) The poorly coiled aft ropes.
(b) The precise height of the mast-flag.
(c) The foremast's rigging.
(d) The rope ladder.

2. What alternative does the mysterious stranger weigh against boarding the narrator's ship?
(a) Sleeping on the rope ladder.
(b) Diving to the bottom of the gulf.
(c) Sinking from exhaustion.
(d) Strangling himself.

3. For how long does the mysterious stranger say the skipper of the Sephora had been without sleep?
(a) Six days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Four days.
(d) A week.

4. After focusing his eyes on the body at the end of the rope ladder, what does the captain notice?
(a) The body has a head of brown hair.
(b) The body has a head of black hair.
(c) The body has two legs.
(d) None of these.

5. In describing how he committed murder, at what time does the mysterious stranger say he and his victim were setting the sail?
(a) Early afternoon.
(b) Late at night.
(c) Morning.
(d) Dusk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the captain remain on deck until the night they see a strange ship approaching?

2. What is the name of the ship approaching dangerously close to the crew's ship at the beginning of the story?

3. 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?

4. What is the profession of the mysterious man's father?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the captain comes in contact with the chief mate on deck the morning after Legatt comes on board? Why does he feel this way?

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

3. What characterizes the account of the stranger's escape from the Sephora to the unnamed ship?

4. How does the captain of the unnamed ship describe the skipper of the Sephora?

5. Why does the captain's order for all hands to turn in without setting an anchor watch astonish the rest of the crew?

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

7. How does the skipper feel about Legatt? Why was Legatt on board the Sephora?

8. When and how is Legatt almost discovered? How do Legatt and the captain react to this near discovery?

9. The author gives the reader one example of the captain's determination and ability to stand his ground when making a decision. What is it?

10. How is the chief mate characterized according to the descriptions given by the captain in the early part of the story?

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