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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 a synonymous phrase for the command the captain gives while near the island, "Hard alee"?
(a) Hard with the wind.
(b) Hard against the wind.
(c) Hard starboard.
(d) Hard port.

2. What forces the captain to close his eyes while on deck steering the ship in a new direction?
(a) The stress his chief mate was causing him about the change in direction.
(b) Knowing Legatt was escaping.
(c) The dangerous swirling motion of the currents.
(d) The extreme closeness of the ship to land.

3. Roughly how far off the island does the captain plan to steer his ship in order that Leggatt may disembark?
(a) Two hundred yards.
(b) A quarter mile.
(c) One mile.
(d) Half a mile.

4. On the niceness of what does the captain nonchalantly comment to the Sephora's skipper while they first speak concerning the disappearance of Leggatt?
(a) The saloon.
(b) The captain's stateroom.
(c) The Sephora.
(d) The weather.

5. What do the stranger and the captain hear overhead after the stranger has finished telling his tale?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Voices.
(c) Rain.
(d) Footsteps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the only reasons someone would enter the captain's state room?

2. Towards what does the captain point Leggatt before going on deck after he is alerted to a situation that requires his attention?

3. What color is the skipper's hair?

4. How long has the captain been a captain?

5. Who has the watch when the captain comes back on deck after giving the rough outline of his plan to Leggatt?

(see the answer key)

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