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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the steward hang the wet coat?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The coatrack.
(c) The desk chair.
(d) The bedpost.

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

3. What does the captain doubt when he finds Leggatt standing bolt upright in his room after the incident with the steward on the fourth day?
(a) Leggatt's bodily existence.
(b) The sanity of his mind.
(c) The reality of the world.
(d) The eyesight of the steward.

4. What of the island is said to be towering over the ship when the captain opens his eyes?
(a) The moon.
(b) The northern hill.
(c) The southern hill.
(d) A mysterious and massive ship.

5. What word does Leggatt use to describe the sea while speaking with the captain after the departure of the men from the Sephora?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Mad.
(d) Blustering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the two captains speak to one another at the beginning of Part 2?

2. How does Legatt suggest that he flee the ship?

3. What makes the new course dangerous for the ship?

4. In what book does the captain say exists the "chapter of accidents"?

5. Who is the captain referring to when he states, "Our hands met gropingly, lingered united in a steady, motionless clasp for a second...No word was breathed by either of us when they separated"?

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