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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the stranger been swimming?
(a) Since ten o'clock.
(b) Since eleven o'clock.
(c) Since eight o'clock.
(d) Since nine o'clock.

2. Upon the theory of what do Leggatt and the captain conspire to take advantage?
(a) Leggatt's presence on the tugboat.
(b) Leggatt's escape.
(c) Leggatt's presence on the unnamed ship.
(d) Leggatt's suicide.

3. What did the captain observe about the skipper's height?
(a) He had high shoulders, but wasn't particularly tall.
(b) He had droopy shoulders, but was very tall.
(c) He had high shoulders, and was very tall.
(d) He had droopy shoulders, and was short.

4. For approximately how many weeks had the mysterious stranger been kept captive?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

5. Where does Legatt need to exit the ship?
(a) The captain's state room port hole.
(b) The back of the ship.
(c) The front of the ship.
(d) The open quarter-deck port.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what ships' murder stories does the chief mate compare the situation on the Sephora after the departure of the Sephora's captain?

2. What does the stranger think of the captain?

3. What does the captain go below for the night they see a strange ship approaching?

4. How does the lifeless body reply to the captain when he calls over the side of the boat?

5. What does the stranger in the water ask of the captain before boarding the ship?

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