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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain continue to refer to Legatt as through Part 2?
(a) Both of these.
(b) His double.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) His other self.

2. What did the captain tell the skipper so that he would speak more loudly?
(a) That he was hard of hearing.
(b) That he was having difficulty understanding him.
(c) That he had been ill and his ears were clogged.
(d) None of these.

3. What part does the captain complain about having Legatt aboard the ship?
(a) That he can't tell anyone about Legatt.
(b) How he and Legatt must maneuver around his state room.
(c) That Legatt will at some point need to leave the ship.
(d) How Legatt is not careful enough when exploring the ship.

4. What does the captain point out as the skipper's main characteristic?
(a) "Spiritless tenacity".
(b) "Spiteful tenacity".
(c) "Spiritful tenacity".
(d) "Stupendous tenacity."

5. Who is reluctant to agree that Legatt needs to leave, but does agree?
(a) The captain.
(b) None of these.
(c) Legatt.
(d) The chief mate.

6. What color are the skipper of the Sephora's eyes?
(a) Smeary blue.
(b) Night black.
(c) Gray as rainclouds.
(d) Green as the sea.

7. What reason does the captain give for changing the ship's course?
(a) To catch an undercurrent that will help them gain speed.
(b) To catch land breezes that will help them gain speed.
(c) To catch ocean breezes that will help them gain speed.
(d) None of these.

8. Why does the captain attempt to sway the skipper's concentration?
(a) So that he will stop telling his boring story.
(b) So that he will not ask the captain questions.
(c) So he won't upset the captain's crew.
(d) So he won't discover Legatt.

9. What eccentricity unconsciously enters the speech of the captain to his first mate?
(a) Mumbling.
(b) Breaking off mid-sentence.
(c) Whispering.
(d) Undulating volume.

10. In what activity is the steward engaged when the captain goes below decks after the departure of the Sephora's skipper?
(a) Repairing a door.
(b) Sweeping the floor.
(c) Setting the table.
(d) Polishing the silver.

11. On the niceness of what does the captain nonchalantly comment to the Sephora's skipper while they first speak concerning the disappearance of Leggatt?
(a) The Sephora.
(b) The weather.
(c) The captain's stateroom.
(d) The saloon.

12. What does Legatt assure the captain about their plan?
(a) He'll follow the plan "precisely".
(b) He'll follow the plan to the "letter".
(c) He'll follow the plan to the "T".
(d) The plan cannot fail.

13. When does the captain know that Legatt has successfully left the ship?
(a) When Legatt bangs on the side of the ship.
(b) When Legatt signals the captain from the water.
(c) When the captain sees the small row boat behind the ship.
(d) When the floppy hat is in the water.

14. What does the skipper of the Sephora say he will have to report to his owners concerning Leggatt?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Escape of a murderer.
(c) Mutiny.
(d) Murder.

15. From where does most of Leggatt's food come while on the journey?
(a) The captain's tins.
(b) Fish from the gulf.
(c) Dinner's leftovers.
(d) The pantry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "I think I had come creeping quietly as near insanity as any man who has not actually gone over the border"?

2. Which side of the gulf does the captain narrate as being fringed with islands?

3. What forces the captain to close his eyes while on deck steering the ship in a new direction?

4. Why is it more important to keep Legatt hidden after the skipper's visit to the captain's ship?

5. What could cause a "beastly complication" in Legatt's departure, according to the captain?

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