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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the captain know that Legatt has successfully left the ship?
(a) When the floppy hat is in the water.
(b) When Legatt bangs on the side of the ship.
(c) When the captain sees the small row boat behind the ship.
(d) When Legatt signals the captain from the water.

2. In what Gulf is the narrator's ship anchored at the story's beginning?
(a) Carpentaria.
(b) Tonkin.
(c) Papua.
(d) Siam.

3. How does the skipper respond to the captain stating he will have to file a report on Legatt's situation on the Sephora?
(a) Both of these.
(b) He asks what authority the captain has on the subject involved.
(c) He asks what expertise the captain has on the subject involved.
(d) Neither of these.

4. What does the captain at first believe the man beside his ship in the water to be?
(a) A headless corpse.
(b) A floating barrel.
(c) A strange creature.
(d) A dead shark.

5. What color are the skipper of the Sephora's eyes?
(a) Night black.
(b) Smeary blue.
(c) Green as the sea.
(d) Gray as rainclouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was thoughtfully given to the ship by the provision merchant?

2. What color is the skipper's hair?

3. How many coins does the captain have before he gives some to Legatt?

4. After Leggatt makes his small gesture to the captain, what shout breaks the spell of silence on decks?

5. What does the captain doubt when he finds Leggatt standing bolt upright in his room after the incident with the steward on the fourth day?

(see the answer key)

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