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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Leggatt makes his small gesture to the captain, what shout breaks the spell of silence on decks?
(a) "Angle to port!"
(b) "Foresail draw!"
(c) "Mainsail haul!"
(d) "Angle to starboard!"

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

3. How did the captain attempt to get more information from the skipper?
(a) None of these.
(b) He took him to the control room.
(c) He took him to the galley for a meal.
(d) He brought him to his state room.

4. What did Legatt do with the articles he removed while swimming in the sea?
(a) He let them sink on their own.
(b) He used them to distract a shark.
(c) He tied them to a rock so they would sink.
(d) None of these.

5. At what hour does the captain go on deck after making the plan to maroon Leggatt?
(a) Ten at night.
(b) Midnight.
(c) One in the morning.
(d) Eleven at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Legatt escape from his incarceration?

2. What does the captain try to ram on the head of Leggatt in the dark of the sail locker?

3. Who follows the captain leeward after the captain's last words with Leggatt?

4. Why does the captain keep part of his gold coins?

5. Who does the captain tell "to let all hands turn in without setting an anchor watch" the night they see a strange ship approaching?

(see the answer key)

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