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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "secret sharer"?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) Fate.
(c) Leggatt.
(d) The sea.

2. Where did Legatt hide while the captain and skipper spoke?
(a) He was hanging over the side of the ship.
(b) He was hiding in the storage area.
(c) He was hiding in the same room as them.
(d) He jumped into the sea.

3. What white object does the captain see floating on the sea?
(a) A shirt.
(b) His hat.
(c) A body.
(d) A piece of paper.

4. How do Legatt and the captain speak with each other?
(a) In whispers.
(b) In quick, hushed phrases.
(c) In normal voices.
(d) In Spanish.

5. Who is the captain referring to when he states, "Our hands met gropingly, lingered united in a steady, motionless clasp for a second...No word was breathed by either of us when they separated"?
(a) None of these.
(b) The hand shake between him and Legatt.
(c) The hand shake between him and the second mate.
(d) The hand shake between him and the chief mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the Sephora hail, according to the second mate?

2. What does the captain go up on deck to do after deciding Legatt should leave?

3. What does the captain hear when he is below the night they see a strange ship approaching?

4. How does the captain describe the skipper's whiskers?

5. What does the captain fetch for the mysterious man as the latter begins to board the ship?

(see the answer key)

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