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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Legatt hide while the captain and skipper spoke?

2. Where does Legatt need to exit the ship?

3. What direction, relative to the captain, does the white object drift?

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

5. To whom is the Sephora's skipper anxious to give up his former first mate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The ship almost running aground is a major source of symbolism in Part 2. Why? Give examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Though not a strictly metaphorical text, The Secret Sharer does, like most good literature, have a metaphorical aspect in that it conveys a deeper meaning than that which is literally presented. This relationship between the literal and the transcendent significations of the text is the relationship between vehicle and tenor. Analyzing the text of The Secret Sharer, write an essay which explicates how the transcendent meaning - the tenor - is conveyed through various imagery, circumstances, situations, and settings - the vehicle. How do the vehicles of meaning relate to the higher signification, i.e. by what means? How are the vehicle and tenor reciprocally related to one another?

Essay Topic 3

The captain literally risks it all to protect Legatt, a man he hardly knows. What risks does he take? Specify the details of the actions/risks the captain takes and explain why he would take those risks for someone he barely knows.

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