The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

What is the main idea of "The Mystery of the Mary Celeste"?

• When Captain Morehouse found the deserted Mary Celeste, it still carried six months' worth of food and plenty of drinking water.

• The fate of the crew and passengers on the Mary Celeste has been a mystery since the deserted ship was found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872.

• Of all the mysteries of the oceans, the case of the Mary Celeste is one of the most puzzling.

Captain Morehouse decided to sail closer to the Mary Celeste when he saw that it.....

• was running out of water.

• was sinking.

• seemed deserted.

Some people think that leaking alcohol fumes.....

• made the captain fear an explosion.

• made the crew members drunk.

• caused the captain to lose his mind.

The only items that were clearly missing were....

• Sophia's toys and the captain's sword.

• the captain's log and extra clothes.

• navigation instruments and the lifeboat.

Some people thought that Morehouse had killed everyone on board because he.....

• was angry with the Mary Celeste's captain.

• wanted to keep part of the ship's cargo.

• was raving mad.

The Mary Celeste had a cargo of....

• alcohol.

• coal.

• tools and cloth.

What is the closest meaning to the unlined word.

As Captain Morehouse had feared, the Mary Celeste was abandoned.

• sinking

• deserted

• full of people

What is the closest meaning to the underline word.

The ship had not been attacked by pirates.

• set upon violently; stormed

• helped

• sailed

What is the closest meaning to the underlined word.

And then there was the idea that Captain Briggs had been plagued by the evil nightmare.

• comforted

• bothered greatly

• amused

That would have set the lifeboat adrift.

• moving toward a clear goal

• beyond the harizon

• floating without control