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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the boat get to its location at the beginning of the book?
(a) It sailed.
(b) It was built there at the port.
(c) By tug boat.
(d) None of these.

2. How many people are on deck at the beginning of the story?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. What does the captain narrate as having dangerously abandoned him after the ship has started moving?
(a) Forethought.
(b) Self-consciousness.
(c) Precaution.
(d) Unconscious alertness.

4. Why has Legatt fled the ship he was previously aboard?
(a) He killed the ship's captain.
(b) He killed the ship's chief mate.
(c) He killed a man on board the ship.
(d) He killed a woman at the last port.

5. Through what straits did the stranger ask the captain of the Sephora to leave his door unlocked?
(a) The Gibraltar Straits.
(b) The Java Straits.
(c) The Angier Straits.
(d) The Sunda Straits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain do after Legatt finishes his tale of escape?

2. How many officers does the captain have?

3. Who does the captain share Legatt's secret with?

4. What is the name of the Sephora's skipper?

5. How should the captain be feeling when he orders the ship forward?

(see the answer key)

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