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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what hour does the captain instruct the chief mate to put the ship round after the incident with the steward on the fourth day?
(a) Eleven o'clock.
(b) Ten o'clock.
(c) Eight o'clock.
(d) Seven o'clock.

2. What does the helmsman complain of not being able to see well while close to the island?
(a) The bow.
(b) The island.
(c) The sails.
(d) The keel.

3. What else does the captain give Legatt before he leaves the ship?
(a) A floppy straw hat.
(b) A compass.
(c) A change of clothes.
(d) None of these.

4. What is the captain alerted to after Leggatt has related the truth of the reefed foresail?
(a) The swelling of the sea.
(b) The rising of the wind.
(c) The dying of the wind.
(d) The return of the Sephora's skipper.

5. For what does the captain reproach his second after the former puts the ship on the other tack?
(a) Slackness and impropriety.
(b) Staring at the sky.
(c) Being unshaven.
(d) Speaking gregariously.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the skipper of the Sephora's eyes?

2. How does the skipper feel about Legatt?

3. What direction, relative to the captain, does the white object drift?

4. Who does the captain believe is harmless, even though he poses the largest threat to finding Legatt?

5. How do Legatt and the captain speak with each other?

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