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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the captain go up on deck after deciding Legatt should leave?

2. To what part of the ship, excepting the lobby, does the sail locker have access?

3. Why did the captain want the skipper to speak more loudly?

4. What else does the captain give Legatt before he leaves the ship?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author create and develop the captain's feelings of loneliness and isolation? What situations, statements, and feelings does the author use? Why?

Essay Topic 2

One of the dominant themes of the story is the compassionate bond that the captain forms with Leggatt. Explicating the significance of the word, compose an analytical essay which explains how the compassionate bond forms, why it forms, and what end it serves. What does the word itself mean? How is this meaning significant to the bond that forms between the captain and Leggatt? What is significant about the inception of the bond? Why does it come about? How does the compassion of the captain orient all of his actions?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does the author demonstrate the mental strain that the captain is experiencing as a result of keeping Legatt and his secret? Give at least three examples in detail.

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