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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain hear under the poop deck?
(a) A moan.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Chimes.
(d) A hand bell.

2. On the niceness of what does the captain nonchalantly comment to the Sephora's skipper while they first speak concerning the disappearance of Leggatt?
(a) The Sephora.
(b) The captain's stateroom.
(c) The weather.
(d) The saloon.

3. What is preserved by the small gesture of Leggatt when the captain returns to his room after the incident with the steward on the fourth day?
(a) The silence of the crew.
(b) The secrecy of Leggatt's presence.
(c) The captain's sanity.
(d) The dignity of the chief mate.

4. What bizarre, mysterious inquiry does the stranger make without being explicitly quoted in the text?
(a) Who am I?
(b) What time is it?
(c) Where is the sultan?
(d) Where are we?

5. What does the captain ask the steward to get from the galley?
(a) Some fruit.
(b) A biscuit.
(c) Hot water.
(d) Cold water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the "reefed foresail" do for the Sephora and crew?

2. For what purpose does the captain move away from the rail and consequently catch the suspicious eye of the helmsman?

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

4. When found with Legatt, how does the murdered person look?

5. What does the captain watch leave once on board the ship?

(see the answer key)

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