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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says that only the sky and the sea will be ________to the voyage and task of he and his crew.
(a) Judicators.
(b) Spectators.
(c) Spectators and judges.
(d) Judges and friends.

2. Where does Legatt need to exit the ship?
(a) The open quarter-deck port.
(b) The front of the ship.
(c) The back of the ship.
(d) The captain's state room port hole.

3. To what part of the ship, excepting the lobby, does the sail locker have access?
(a) The quarter-deck.
(b) The saloon.
(c) The poop.
(d) The captain's stateroom.

4. Who are the captain's main officers?
(a) Engineer and chief mate.
(b) Second mate and steward.
(c) Chief mate and second mate.
(d) Second mate and engineer.

5. How did the skipper respond each time the captain spoke to him?
(a) He shouted angrily.
(b) He mumbled his answer.
(c) He spoke low and slowly.
(d) He grumbled angrily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second mate's physical reaction to the captain's interaction with the steward on the fourth day out?

2. How long was the crew working practically night and day?

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

4. What word does Leggatt use to describe the sea while speaking with the captain after the departure of the men from the Sephora?

5. What does the captain tell his officers, upon first speaking with them in the story, that he saw above the ridge as the sun went down?

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