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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the new course dangerous for the ship?
(a) The captain's inexperience.
(b) The ship's size.
(c) The crew's disagreement with the new direction.
(d) The ship's poor ability to maneuver.

2. Why did Legatt jump in the water and begin swimming?
(a) He was escaping his punishment.
(b) None of these.
(c) It was a planned escape attempt.
(d) It was an impulsive act.

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

4. What is the name of the river from which the ship has just left at the story's beginning?
(a) Nessie.
(b) Narcissus.
(c) Menimile.
(d) Meinam.

5. For how long did the Sephora drift about Carimata?
(a) Half a month.
(b) Ten days.
(c) A week.
(d) Four hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the skipper of the Sephora say he will have to report to his owners concerning Leggatt?

2. What is the captain's name?

3. What did Leggatt do that nearly alerted the steward to his presence just before the latter broke an object on the second day out?

4. What does the captain retrieve for himself from below decks while on his watch?

5. What does the captain cite as an example of the chief mate's "dominant trait"?

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