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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the captain attempt to get more information from the skipper?
(a) He took him to the control room.
(b) None of these.
(c) He took him to the galley for a meal.
(d) He brought him to his state room.

2. What position did the captain hold previously?
(a) He was captain of another ship.
(b) He was an engineer.
(c) He was a chief mate.
(d) It's unknown.

3. What does the steward bring into the captain's quarters to finish drying on the fourth day out?
(a) A pair of pants.
(b) A shirt.
(c) A towel.
(d) A coat.

4. What does the crew of both ships believe about Legatt's fate?
(a) That Legatt committed suicide by jumping off the Sephora.
(b) That Legatt is hiding somewhere aboard the captain's ship.
(c) That Legatt committed suicide by shooting himself on the Sephora.
(d) That Legatt is a fugitive on the loose.

5. What does the captain go up on deck to do after deciding Legatt should leave?
(a) To cause a distraction so Legatt can escape.
(b) To change the ship's course, but not the speed.
(c) To speed the ship up and stay on course.
(d) To slow the ship down and change course.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position had Legatt held on his ship?

2. At what hour does the captain go on deck after making the plan to maroon Leggatt?

3. Whom does the captain say he will have relieve him after his unprecedented watch alone?

4. Where do the two captains speak to one another at the beginning of Part 2?

5. Roughly how far off the island does the captain plan to steer his ship in order that Leggatt may disembark?

(see the answer key)

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