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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides it is time for Legatt to leave the ship?
(a) None of these.
(b) The chief mate, once he discovers Legatt is on board.
(c) Legatt.
(d) The captain.

2. Who is the only person who enters the captain's room?
(a) The captain.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The chief mate.
(d) The ship's steward.

3. For what is Leggatt said to strike out at the very end of the story?
(a) A new destiny.
(b) A strange existence.
(c) A fair world.
(d) A new life.

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

5. At what hour does the captain go on deck after making the plan to maroon Leggatt?
(a) Ten at night.
(b) Eleven at night.
(c) Midnight.
(d) One in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What risks are Legatt and the captain taking by keeping Legatt hidden?

2. How should the captain be feeling when he orders the ship forward?

3. Who is most surprised by the ship's course change?

4. How did the skipper respond each time the captain spoke to him?

5. Whom does the captain tell the second mate to fetch when the ship is drawing near to the island?

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