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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Behind what had the stranger been hiding upon the captain's arrival in the stateroom?
(a) A bookcase.
(b) Coats.
(c) The desk.
(d) The bed.

2. How does the stranger report having made his clothes sink?
(a) By tearing them.
(b) By diving with them and tying them to a rock.
(c) By wrapping them up with a stone.
(d) By pushing them under with a long pole.

3. Who does the stranger say has been with the skipper of the Sephora longest amongst the crew?
(a) The steward.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) The second mate.
(d) The chief watchman.

4. From where does the Sephora hail, according to the second mate?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Southampton.
(c) Dover.
(d) London.

5. In what Gulf is the narrator's ship anchored at the story's beginning?
(a) Tonkin.
(b) Siam.
(c) Papua.
(d) Carpentaria.

6. What does the captain tell his officers, upon first speaking with them in the story, that he saw above the ridge as the sun went down?
(a) An eagle.
(b) Men.
(c) The pagoda.
(d) Mastheads.

7. What is the name of the ship?
(a) The Water Lady.
(b) The ship's name is never given.
(c) The Sea Nymph.
(d) None of these.

8. Upon what do the hands of both the captain and the strange man rest?
(a) The skylight.
(b) The rail.
(c) The rigging.
(d) The hatch.

9. How far is the Sephora from the nearest real land when the stranger is relating his story to the captain?
(a) Six miles.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Eight miles.

10. What deity's name is used in the exclamation of the mysterious man on hearing that the narrator is the ship's captain?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Odin.
(c) Christ.
(d) Jove.

11. What does the captain need to learn now that he is on board the ship?
(a) How to effectively manage his crew.
(b) How the ship operates.
(c) How to win the battle against sea sickness.
(d) How to navigate the open water.

12. What does the captain believe he sees floating in the sea very close to the ladder?
(a) The clothed body of a man.
(b) The naked body of a woman.
(c) The naked body of a man.
(d) The clothed body of a woman.

13. How did the captain react after Legatt's story?
(a) He remained calm.
(b) None of these.
(c) He was wondering what to do with Legatt.
(d) He was clearly nervous.

14. Where was Legatt swimming when he began swimming toward the captain's ship?
(a) Toward an island.
(b) Toward another ship.
(c) None of these.
(d) Toward port.

15. How many days has the Sephora been gone from her previous port, according to the second mate?
(a) 354.
(b) 123.
(c) 92.
(d) 178.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the content of the first cry from the crew concerning the stranger's intention in diving off the ship?

2. What does the chief mate find in his ink well?

3. Where does the stranger hide after being awakened by the captain?

4. What duty does the captain fulfill the night he sends the crew to sleep?

5. When found with Legatt, how does the murdered person look?

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