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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the two captains speak to one another at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) The saloon.
(b) The stateroom.
(c) On the quarter-deck.
(d) On deck.

2. What color is the sleeping suit in which Leggatt is dressed?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Gray.

3. What reason does the skipper of the Sephora give for exploring the islands around his ship?
(a) Painful duty.
(b) Fun.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) A lost item.

4. What does the captain eat at breakfast?
(a) Toast with jam.
(b) A hard-boiled egg.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A biscuit.

5. What is the profession of the mysterious man's father?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Parson.
(c) Trader.
(d) Politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is Leggatt said to strike out at the very end of the story?

2. When found with Legatt, how does the murdered person look?

3. What disturbs the captain's "comfort of quiet communion" with his ship at the story's beginning?

4. What is a synonymous phrase for the command the captain gives while near the island, "Hard alee"?

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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