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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the captain wonder about the skipper's personality?
(a) If he was hiding something.
(b) If he was ill.
(c) If he was violent.
(d) If he was shy.

2. What does the crew of both ships believe about Legatt's fate?
(a) That Legatt is a fugitive on the loose.
(b) That Legatt committed suicide by shooting himself on the Sephora.
(c) That Legatt committed suicide by jumping off the Sephora.
(d) That Legatt is hiding somewhere aboard the captain's ship.

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

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

5. What forces the captain to close his eyes while on deck steering the ship in a new direction?
(a) The dangerous swirling motion of the currents.
(b) The stress his chief mate was causing him about the change in direction.
(c) Knowing Legatt was escaping.
(d) The extreme closeness of the ship to land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person who enters the captain's room?

2. What part does the captain complain about having Legatt aboard the ship?

3. What makes the new course dangerous for the ship?

4. What does the unnamed captain judge to be the skipper of the Sephora's main characteristic?

5. What do the captain and skipper do once on board the captain's ship?

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