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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sovereigns does the captain give to Leggatt?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. What did the stranger see that he decided to swim towards?
(a) The North Star.
(b) The outline of a mast.
(c) A waxing moon low in the sky.
(d) The unnamed ship's riding light.

3. What does the captain narrate as having dangerously abandoned him after the ship has started moving?
(a) Self-consciousness.
(b) Forethought.
(c) Unconscious alertness.
(d) Precaution.

4. To where does the captain initially send the mysterious man as the former's watch is drawing to a close?
(a) The brig.
(b) An empty cabin.
(c) His stateroom.
(d) The storeroom.

5. What does the helmsman complain of not being able to see well while close to the island?
(a) The bow.
(b) The island.
(c) The keel.
(d) The sails.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who states "Before I left the cabin our eyes met-the eyes of the only two strangers on board"?

2. What does the narrator say is at his right hand at the beginning of the story?

3. What alternative does the mysterious stranger weigh against boarding the narrator's ship?

4. What does the chief mate find in his ink well?

5. Where did Legatt hide while the captain and skipper spoke?

(see the answer key)

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