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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 intend to file a report with regarding Legatt's situation on the Sephora?
(a) The local government.
(b) His owners.
(c) The port authority.
(d) His employer.

2. The shadows of what are flung far eastward by the setting sun, as described after the Gulf is named?
(a) Trees.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Spars.
(d) Men.

3. What position had Legatt held on his ship?
(a) Deck hand.
(b) Second mate.
(c) Captain.
(d) Chief mate.

4. From whom did the second mate receive his information regarding the Sephora?
(a) The Sephora's first mate.
(b) A dream.
(c) The tugboat skipper.
(d) The captain of the Sephora.

5. Who is the "secret sharer"?
(a) The sea.
(b) Fate.
(c) Leggatt.
(d) The chief mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the murder committed?

2. How did the stranger kill his victim?

3. What bizarre, mysterious inquiry does the stranger make without being explicitly quoted in the text?

4. What does the captain believe about the body in the water?

5. For what purpose does the captain move away from the rail and consequently catch the suspicious eye of the helmsman?

(see the answer key)

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