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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Legatt held during his incarceration?
(a) In the captain's cabin.
(b) In a jail at the last port.
(c) In the brig.
(d) In his cabin.

2. Why does the captain attempt to sway the skipper's concentration?
(a) So he won't discover Legatt.
(b) So that he will stop telling his boring story.
(c) So he won't upset the captain's crew.
(d) So that he will not ask the captain questions.

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

4. What could potentially cause tension and frustration between the crew and their new captain?
(a) The captain would be giving orders to a crew that has more experience than him.
(b) The captain would be giving orders to a crew that is younger than him.
(c) The captain would be giving orders to a crew that does not speak the same language as him.
(d) The captain would be giving orders to a crew that is older than he is.

5. What order does Leggatt claim the Sephora's skipper never gave but claimed to have given to the captain of the unnamed ship?
(a) To set the reefed foresail.
(b) To search for Leggatt.
(c) To unhand the murder victim.
(d) To pull in the topsail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the unnamed captain judge to be the skipper of the Sephora's main characteristic?

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

3. What does the steward bring into the captain's room after knocking?

4. What shape is the captain's stateroom?

5. How long has the crew been together when the captain comes on board?

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