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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 captain do to the arm he has caught as the island draws near to the ship?
(a) Shakes it.
(b) Lets it go immediately.
(c) Breaks it.
(d) Holds it.

2. The captain says that his hesitation to let Leggatt swim away from his ship was a mere sham ____________.
(a) Confabulation.
(b) Precept.
(c) Sentiment.
(d) Pretense.

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

4. For what did the stranger win a prize his second year in the Conway?
(a) Fencing.
(b) Chess.
(c) Boxing.
(d) Swimming.

5. What is the name of the ship?
(a) The Water Lady.
(b) None of these.
(c) The ship's name is never given.
(d) The Sea Nymph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the captain refer to as his double or other self?

2. How did the boat get to its location at the beginning of the book?

3. What does the captain do after settling Legatt in for the night?

4. How does the skipper react when it is suggested that the wave, not Legatt, killed the man?

5. Where is Legatt hiding when he is almost discovered?

(see the answer key)

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