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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What oddity of appearance had the captain affected all the fifth day of traveling?
(a) Wearing a bizarre, tall, and stiff hat.
(b) Wearing India-rubber boots despite calm weather.
(c) Not changing from his sleeping suit.
(d) Having only shaven half his face.

2. Where did the steward hang the wet coat?
(a) The desk chair.
(b) The bedpost.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The coatrack.

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

4. How should the captain be feeling when he orders the ship forward?
(a) Scared, but excited.
(b) Disappointed that he can't share this experience with his friend.
(c) Nervous about his secret stow away.
(d) Absorbed with the feeling of his great ship moving under his command.

5. What order does the captain give to his second when the latter comes on deck?
(a) To listen closely for sounds of distress.
(b) To watch for the wind.
(c) To keep an eye on the waves.
(d) To watch for storms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain remark on as he takes Legatt below the ship?

2. For approximately how many weeks had the mysterious stranger been kept captive?

3. What does the captain tell the skipper at the end of his story?

4. How long has the stranger been swimming?

5. What day is it when the men from the Sephora come aboard the unnamed ship?

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