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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 author compare the riding light to?
(a) A flame.
(b) The stars.
(c) The sun.
(d) A candle.

2. What does the captain question after Legatt is almost discovered?
(a) The fact that Legatt is only visible to him.
(b) None of these.
(c) Why he has agreed to hide and help Legatt.
(d) Whether Legatt will inevitably be discovered.

3. What did the crew yell when they heard Legatt jump in the sea?
(a) "Get him!"
(b) "Man over board!"
(c) "Escape!"
(d) "Suicide!"

4. Why is it more important to keep Legatt hidden after the skipper's visit to the captain's ship?
(a) Because the crew may form a mutiny against the captain.
(b) None of these.
(c) Because the crew knows enough to easily identify him.
(d) Because the crew is upset and angered by the rumor of a stow away on board.

5. When was the order given for a "reefed foresail"?
(a) After the wave crashed over the Sephora.
(b) Before the wave crashed over the Sephora.
(c) After the storm rolled in.
(d) As the storm rolled in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which side of the gulf does the captain narrate as being fringed with islands?

2. To whom does the Sephora's skipper credit the saving of his ship?

3. Who is the youngest member of the crew?

4. What is the name of the ship?

5. How many officers does the captain have?

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