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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Leggatt do that nearly alerted the steward to his presence just before the latter broke an object on the second day out?
2. Who says "I think I had come creeping quietly as near insanity as any man who has not actually gone over the border"?
3. Which of the following does the captain not explicitly say is against him and his mysterious double?
4. How do Legatt and the captain speak with each other?
5. What direction, relative to the captain, does the white object drift?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compose an analytical essay concerning the contrast between a coincidental order of events and a providential order of events, in regards to Leggatt's escape from the Sephora and achievement of a new destiny. How many positive events or occurrences are there not explicable by human action? Are these mere coincidences or part of something else? Should the events be analyzed individually or as a whole? What changes depending upon how they are analyzed? What argument can be made either for the coincidental or the providential order?
Essay Topic 2
Though it is not explicitly stated, there is a sense in which Leggatt, by undergoing his punishment of ostracism, is given redemption. In an insightful essay, carefully written, analyze this unarticulated theme of the book. What is the moral state of Leggatt? In what way has he acted immorally? In what ways has he acted morally? Why is he in need of redemption? How is he redeemed? What is indicated about the overall significance of the story by the conclusion with Leggatt's redemption?
Essay Topic 3
The names given to characters, objects, and places in fictional works, particularly in a story such as The Secret Sharer, which has so few names given, can be very helpful in discerning the greater significance of the story. Write an insightful analytical essay on the significance of the name "Sephora" being given to the ship from which Leggatt escapes. What is the meaning of the name? What is the most important story associated with the name's origin? How is this relevant to The Secret Sharer's plot? How is it significant?
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