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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the captain believe is harmless, even though he poses the largest threat to finding Legatt?
(a) The steward.
(b) The ship's cook.
(c) The chief mate.
(d) The second mate.

2. Whose arm does the captain prevent from battering its owner's head as the ship draws dangerously near to the island?
(a) The steward's.
(b) The second mate's.
(c) The chief mate's.
(d) The carpenter's.

3. What does the captain tell the skipper at the end of his story?
(a) That he will have to report the suicide.
(b) That he will have to report the murder.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

4. How does the skipper respond to the captain stating he will have to file a report on Legatt's situation on the Sephora?
(a) He asks what authority the captain has on the subject involved.
(b) He asks what expertise the captain has on the subject involved.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

5. What reason does the captain give for changing the ship's course?
(a) None of these.
(b) To catch ocean breezes that will help them gain speed.
(c) To catch an undercurrent that will help them gain speed.
(d) To catch land breezes that will help them gain speed.

Short Answer Questions

1. The captain says that the threat of Leggatt's discovery by the steward hangs like what?

2. Where was Legatt held during his incarceration?

3. What word best describes the weather over the recent evening?

4. What does the captain do after settling Legatt in for the night?

5. What does the captain narrate as being "not barren of ingenious suggestions" while speaking with the Sephora's skipper?

(see the answer key)

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