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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a synonymous phrase for the command the captain gives while near the island, "Hard alee"?
(a) Hard against the wind.
(b) Hard port.
(c) Hard starboard.
(d) Hard with the wind.

2. With what ships' murder stories does the chief mate compare the situation on the Sephora after the departure of the Sephora's captain?
(a) Yankee ships.
(b) Japanese ships.
(c) Slaver ships.
(d) African ships.

3. What is the second mate's physical reaction to the captain's interaction with the steward on the fourth day out?
(a) Twitching fingers.
(b) A quivering lip.
(c) Hunched shoulders.
(d) Raised eyes.

4. What does the steward bring into the captain's room after knocking?
(a) A biscuit.
(b) The captain's compass.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

5. Who decides it is time for Legatt to leave the ship?
(a) Legatt.
(b) None of these.
(c) The captain.
(d) The chief mate, once he discovers Legatt is on board.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain see in the beginning of the story?

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

3. For approximately how many weeks had the mysterious stranger been kept captive?

4. Why did the captain want the skipper to speak more loudly?

5. To what part of the ship, excepting the lobby, does the sail locker have access?

(see the answer key)

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