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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. What feeling is the captain afraid of putting to the test while speaking with the Sephora's skipper?
3. Who states "Before I left the cabin our eyes met-the eyes of the only two strangers on board"?
4. In what activity is the steward engaged when the captain goes below decks after the departure of the Sephora's skipper?
5. What of the island is said to be towering over the ship when the captain opens his eyes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The eminent theme of The Secret Sharer is the self-sacrificial nature of the captain on behalf of Leggatt. Compose an analytical essay examining the manner in which the captain offers himself up for the sake of another. What is a sacrifice? What characterizes a sacrificial action? What does the captain offer as a sacrifice for the sake of Leggatt? Why does the captain offer himself up as he does? What characterizes his willingness to serve the good of the other? Is his a perfect act? Why or why not? Is the goodness of the action effected at all by the fact that no consummation of sacrifice was made? What is the significance of the captain's intent as regards his willingness to self-sacrifice? What is it about this sacrifice that is inherently recognizable as noble and good?
Essay Topic 2
How does the story change once the crew knows of Legatt and his story? How does the author accentuate this change?
Essay Topic 3
When the captain is on deck giving orders for the first time to move the boat forward, he remarks about the sensations of a man who is feeling a ship move under his command for the very first time. He then remarks, "I was not wholly alone with my command; for there was that stranger in my cabin. Or rather, I was not completely and wholly with her. Part of me was absent. That mental feeling of being in two places at once affected me physically as if the mood of secrecy had penetrated my very soul." What does this comment mean? What sentiments is the author trying to portray?
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