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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does the captain initially send the mysterious man as the former's watch is drawing to a close?
(a) The storeroom.
(b) An empty cabin.
(c) The brig.
(d) His stateroom.

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

3. When did the murder take place?
(a) On the open water.
(b) During a mutiny.
(c) During a huge storm.
(d) While the ship was docked at port.

4. Off what does Leggatt say he has been driven in his speech insisting he be marooned?
(a) The earth.
(b) All ships.
(c) Civilization.
(d) The Sephora.

5. What color is the skipper of the Sephora's facial hair?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical abnormality did the captain notice about the skipper?

2. For how long does the mysterious stranger say the skipper of the Sephora had been without sleep?

3. Towards what does the captain point Leggatt before going on deck after he is alerted to a situation that requires his attention?

4. Who says the threat of discovery "hung like a sword over our heads"?

5. What order does Leggatt claim the Sephora's skipper never gave but claimed to have given to the captain of the unnamed ship?

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