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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the captain take Legatt after he tells the captain his story?
(a) The brig.
(b) His state room.
(c) The crew's quarters.
(d) The storage area.

2. What does Leggatt claim worked him into a sort of desperation in the gale with night coming on?
(a) The frenzy of the wind.
(b) The despair of the crew.
(c) The squall of the sea.
(d) The skipper's whimpering.

3. Who suggests that the wave which hit the boat could have killed the man rather than Legatt?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The captain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the steward bring into the captain's quarters to finish drying on the fourth day out?

2. How does the skipper say Legatt came to be on his ship?

3. What story does the skipper share with the captain?

4. What did the stranger see that he decided to swim towards?

5. From where has the Sephora come when first seen by the captain and his crew, according to the second mate?

(see the answer key)

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