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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What deity's name is used in the exclamation of the mysterious man on hearing that the narrator is the ship's captain?
(a) Jove.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Odin.
(d) Christ.

2. What was the content of the first cry from the crew concerning the stranger's intention in diving off the ship?
(a) Idiocy.
(b) Escape.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Madness.

3. What did the crew yell when they heard Legatt jump in the sea?
(a) "Escape!"
(b) "Suicide!"
(c) "Get him!"
(d) "Man over board!"

4. Who is suspicious that there is a stowaway on board?
(a) The second mate.
(b) Most of the crew.
(c) No one.
(d) The chief mate.

5. What does the captain cite as an example of the chief mate's "dominant trait"?
(a) Pondering over a scorpion.
(b) Speaking at length on the history of ink quills.
(c) Asking about the captain's personal life.
(d) Writing in his journal while appearing to listen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Leggatt use to describe the sea while speaking with the captain after the departure of the men from the Sephora?

2. What order does Leggatt claim the Sephora's skipper never gave but claimed to have given to the captain of the unnamed ship?

3. When did the murder take place?

4. How did the skipper respond each time the captain spoke to him?

5. How did the captain react after Legatt's story?

(see the answer key)

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