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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 discover when he tries to pull the rope ladder up?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) It's too heavy to pull up.
(d) It's broken.

2. Towards what does the captain point Leggatt before going on deck after he is alerted to a situation that requires his attention?
(a) The couch.
(b) The campstool.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The bed.

3. Which of the following does the captain not explicitly say is against him and his mysterious double?
(a) The quietness of the ship.
(b) The stillness of air and water.
(c) The silence of night.
(d) The crew of his ship.

4. What day is it when the men from the Sephora come aboard the unnamed ship?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. On the crew, who is the "odd ball" or the odd man out?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The captain.
(d) The engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the captain want the skipper to speak more loudly?

2. Who has curiosity in his eyes when the captain comes on deck the morning after finding Legatt?

3. 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?

4. Which crew member comes from the Sephora?

5. After focusing his eyes on the body at the end of the rope ladder, what does the captain notice?

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