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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "secret sharer"?

2. What does the captain ask the steward to get from the galley?

3. How many sovereigns does the captain give to Leggatt?

4. The captain says that the threat of Leggatt's discovery by the steward hangs like what?

5. At what hour does the captain go on deck after making the plan to maroon Leggatt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does the author demonstrate the mental strain that the captain is experiencing as a result of keeping Legatt and his secret? Give at least three examples in detail.

Essay Topic 2

What do the captain's actions and requests of the crew the night he orders them to go to sleep while he stays watch over the anchor say about the captain's character? What message is the author communicating through this interaction between the captain and crew?

Essay Topic 3

Compose an analytical essay concerning the manner in which the unnamed captain and Leggatt are complementary and parallel to one another. What are their fundamental similarities? What unites them? What characterizes their unity and their companionship with one another? In what ways are they different? What characterizes the nature of their differences? How do the differences of each cohere with the other's? What is the end result of this cohesion? Why do they work well together? How do they achieve their end?

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