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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the chief mate notably wearing when the captain decides he must show himself on deck?
(a) An American leather jerkin.
(b) A bowler's cap.
(c) Zebra-hide leggings.
(d) India-rubber boots.

2. What does the helmsman complain of not being able to see well while close to the island?
(a) The island.
(b) The sails.
(c) The bow.
(d) The keel.

3. What is the ship approaching the crew's ship carrying?
(a) A cargo of coal.
(b) Passengers.
(c) Gold.
(d) A cargo of wood.

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

5. What word does Leggatt use to describe the sea while speaking with the captain after the departure of the men from the Sephora?
(a) Blustering.
(b) Mad.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Enraged.

Short Answer Questions

1. How deep does the Sephora draw, according to the second mate?

2. How did the captain react after Legatt's story?

3. What does Legatt tell the captain the person he murdered would do or not do?

4. What is Erebus?

5. What time does the captain remain on deck until the night they see a strange ship approaching?

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