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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For how long does the mysterious stranger say the skipper of the Sephora had been without sleep?
(a) Two days.
(b) Four days.
(c) A week.
(d) Six days.
2. What bizarre, mysterious inquiry does the stranger make without being explicitly quoted in the text?
(a) Where are we?
(b) Where is the sultan?
(c) What time is it?
(d) Who am I?
3. In describing how he committed murder, at what time does the mysterious stranger say he and his victim were setting the sail?
(a) Early afternoon.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Late at night.
(d) Morning.
4. What does the captain yell over the side of the ship, down the ladder to the body below?
(a) "What's the matter?"
(b) "What's going on?"
(c) "Who's there?"
(d) "Ahoy!"
5. What does the captain close after he and the stranger hear the noise overhead?
(a) The lid of his musicbox.
(b) The door to his bathroom.
(c) The porthole.
(d) The door to his stateroom.
6. Who is described as a comical character with abundant whiskers?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The engineer.
(c) The second mate.
(d) The captain.
7. What did the captain's ship represent to Legatt while he was swimming in the sea?
(a) All of these.
(b) Restitution.
(c) Relaxation.
(d) Rest.
8. How does the captain avoid speaking to the chief mate on deck the morning after finding Legatt?
(a) He gives him an order.
(b) He avoids eye contact.
(c) He goes to check the anchor.
(d) He goes back to his cabin.
9. What is Legatt happy to have toward the end of his swim in the sea?
(a) His dignity.
(b) A destination to swim toward.
(c) His previous ship behind him.
(d) The strength to continue.
10. What position had Legatt held on his ship?
(a) Chief mate.
(b) Deck hand.
(c) Captain.
(d) Second mate.
11. What word best describes the weather over the recent evening?
(a) Chilly.
(b) Calm.
(c) Sweltering.
(d) Breezy.
12. Through what straits did the stranger ask the captain of the Sephora to leave his door unlocked?
(a) The Angier Straits.
(b) The Sunda Straits.
(c) The Java Straits.
(d) The Gibraltar Straits.
13. What shape does the captain's quarters resemble?
(a) An "S".
(b) A "T".
(c) A "C".
(d) An "L".
14. Where does the stranger hide after being awakened by the captain?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The saloon.
(c) The storeroom.
(d) Under the bed.
15. What sort of pagoda does the story's narrator see from just off the mouth of the river?
(a) Indian.
(b) Korean.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Paknam.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the captain discover when he tries to pull the rope ladder up?
2. How does the lifeless body reply to the captain when he calls over the side of the boat?
3. What ship does the captain think may be approaching at the end of Part 1?
4. On the crew, who is the "odd ball" or the odd man out?
5. What does the captain do the night they see a strange ship approaching?
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