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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What risks are Legatt and the captain taking by keeping Legatt hidden?
(a) Going to prison.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Going to the gallows.
(d) Neither of these.

2. On the captain's suggestion, where does Leggatt spend most of his time while the ship is on its way?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The bed.
(c) The storeroom.
(d) The couch.

3. What eccentricity unconsciously enters the speech of the captain to his first mate?
(a) Mumbling.
(b) Breaking off mid-sentence.
(c) Whispering.
(d) Undulating volume.

4. How long was the crew working practically night and day?
(a) A week.
(b) Four days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

5. When did the murder take place?
(a) During a mutiny.
(b) While the ship was docked at port.
(c) On the open water.
(d) During a huge storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what does the stranger stare through the porthole while relating his tale to the captain?

2. Where does the stranger say the skipper of the Sephora's wife is, presently?

3. What is the name of the ship approaching dangerously close to the crew's ship at the beginning of the story?

4. Through what straits did the stranger ask the captain of the Sephora to leave his door unlocked?

5. What deity's name is used in the exclamation of the mysterious man on hearing that the narrator is the ship's captain?

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