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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What oddity of appearance had the captain affected all the fifth day of traveling?
(a) Wearing a bizarre, tall, and stiff hat.
(b) Having only shaven half his face.
(c) Wearing India-rubber boots despite calm weather.
(d) Not changing from his sleeping suit.

2. The captain says that his hesitation to let Leggatt swim away from his ship was a mere sham ____________.
(a) Sentiment.
(b) Confabulation.
(c) Pretense.
(d) Precept.

3. What did the crew members shout when they found Legatt?
(a) "You're under arrest!"
(b) "Murderer!"
(c) "Grab him!"
(d) "Help him!"

4. Towards what does the captain point Leggatt before going on deck after he is alerted to a situation that requires his attention?
(a) The couch.
(b) The bed.
(c) The campstool.
(d) The bathroom.

5. What could cause a "beastly complication" in Legatt's departure, according to the captain?
(a) If the crew hears Legatt's splash as he leaves the ship.
(b) If the crew sees Legatt leaving the ship.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the captain change the ship's direction at the end of the story?

2. How does the skipper react when it is suggested that the wave, not Legatt, killed the man?

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

4. What does the steward bring into the captain's quarters to finish drying on the fourth day out?

5. From where has the mysterious man directly come?

(see the answer key)

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