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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 bring Legatt as he boards the ship?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A blanket.
(c) His own sleeping clothes.
(d) One of the crew member's spare pair of pants.

2. Where do the crewmen from the Sephora believe Leggatt is hiding?
(a) On the mainland.
(b) Aboard the Sephora.
(c) On one of the islets.
(d) Aboard the unnamed ship.

3. What does the skipper say in response to the suggestion that a wave killed the man?
(a) None of these.
(b) "That's impossible!"
(c) "How dare you!"
(d) "How could you suggest such a thing!"

4. From where has the Sephora come when first seen by the captain and his crew, according to the second mate?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) Montenegro.
(c) Cardiff.
(d) Tangiers.

5. What does the captain mention after his meeting with the officers on board the ship?
(a) How well the officers have been getting along.
(b) How hard the crew has been working.
(c) How well the crew has been getting along.
(d) How hard the officers have been working.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is suspicious that there is a stowaway on board?

2. What is the name of the river from which the ship has just left at the story's beginning?

3. What did Leggatt do that nearly alerted the steward to his presence just before the latter broke an object on the second day out?

4. Where is Legatt hiding when he is almost discovered?

5. What does the captain try to ram on the head of Leggatt in the dark of the sail locker?

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