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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the captain believe Legatt is?
(a) No younger than thirty.
(b) No younger than forty.
(c) No older than twenty-five.
(d) No older than twenty.

2. How long was the last spell of the stranger's swim to the unnamed ship?
(a) A hundred yards.
(b) Eight hundred feet.
(c) Over a mile.
(d) Over two miles.

3. Which of the following is NOT suggested as being at the narrator's left hand at the story's beginning?
(a) A small ship.
(b) Stone walls.
(c) Towers.
(d) Blockhouses.

4. How did Legatt escape from his incarceration?
(a) The jail door was left unlocked.
(b) The brig door was left unlocked.
(c) The captain's cabin door was left unlocked.
(d) His cabin door was left unlocked.

5. What did the crew members shout when they found Legatt?
(a) "Murderer!"
(b) "Help him!"
(c) "You're under arrest!"
(d) "Grab him!"

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that only the sky and the sea will be ________to the voyage and task of he and his crew.

2. To what animal does the captain compare the man after making eye contact?

3. What position had Legatt held on his ship?

4. The mysterious stranger says he "felled" his victim like a what?

5. How long has the captain been a captain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the captain find the night he is alone on deck? How does the author describe this?

2. What is signified by the stranger's speech after he hears the plight of the newly-made captain?

3. What characterizes the difficulties faced by the captain on his first day of true command?

4. How does the captain attempt to distract the skipper once the skipper starts to become suspicious?

5. What does the captain believe his first mate would think were he to see him speaking with the stranger?

6. Why does the captain's order for all hands to turn in without setting an anchor watch astonish the rest of the crew?

7. What does the stranger take advantage of in the captain's stateroom?

8. After being unable to pull the rope ladder over the edge of the ship, the captain impatiently looks over the side to see what the problem is. What does the captain discover? What does he believe he sees at first?

9. What is the significance of the Sephora's captain according the saving of his ship to the hand of God?

10. What are the initial thoughts of the captain concerning Leggatt when he enters his stateroom after the incident with the steward on the fourth day of traveling?

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