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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 chief mate postulate as the fate of Leggatt after the crew from the Sephora leaves the unnamed ship?
(a) Hidden on the tugboat.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Escape to the mainland.
(d) Vanishing.

2. What does the captain bring Legatt as he boards the ship?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A blanket.
(c) His own sleeping clothes.
(d) One of the crew member's spare pair of pants.

3. What word best describes the weather over the recent evening?
(a) Breezy.
(b) Chilly.
(c) Sweltering.
(d) Calm.

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

5. Until what time does the captain, in an unprecedented move, propose to take a watch himself?
(a) Eleven at night.
(b) Midnight.
(c) One in the morning.
(d) Three in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the crew members shout when they found Legatt?

2. When found with Legatt, how does the murdered person look?

3. According to the skipper, who called for a "reefed foresail" aboard the Sephora?

4. Who is described as young, round-cheeked, quiet, and serious?

5. Where has Legatt come from?

(see the answer key)

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