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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What white object does the captain see floating on the sea?
2. Where does the captain take the ship after agreeing that Legatt should leave?
3. For how long has the skipper of the Sephora been captain of the ship?
4. What did Leggatt do that nearly alerted the steward to his presence just before the latter broke an object on the second day out?
5. What does the skipper say in response to the suggestion that a wave killed the man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the most important personality traits of the captain is his cunning. In a carefully composed essay, examine the various ways in which the captain demonstrates his cunning, whether or not it is morally justified, and to what end he does so. What is cunning? How is it different from cleverness? How does the captain demonstrate his possession of it? Is his use of his cunning morally justified? Why or why not? What end does the captain aim at achieving by the use of his cunning?
Essay Topic 2
An important concept of the book, against which both the captain and Leggatt struggle, is that of destiny. Compose an essay which thoughtfully examines the destinies of the two men and how they strike out for new ones. What was Leggatt's prior destiny? What was the captain's? How many times does the captain's change? How does the captain's change? What is unusual about changing one's destiny? How do the two men accomplish this unique task? What is the final destiny of Leggatt?
Essay Topic 3
This story is written in the first person from the point of view of the ship's captain. What are the other points of view an author can use to tell a story? Identify and explain them. Also, explain how Joseph Conrad uses the first person point of view to help tell his story. How would the story have changed if he would have used another point of view?
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