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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since what time does the mysterious man claim to have been in the water?
(a) 8 o'clock.
(b) 4 o'clock.
(c) 9 o'clock.
(d) 7:30.

2. How does the captain feel when he first orders the ship forward?
(a) He was torn, as though part of him was absent.
(b) He was exhilerated.
(c) He was moved to tears, because this was the moment he'd been waiting for.
(d) He felt excited and whole.

3. How many days into the journey was Legatt almost discovered?
(a) Three days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two days.

4. Which of the following does the captain not picture his ship passing through on the coming voyage while pacing about on his watch?
(a) The Straits of Gibraltar.
(b) The Malay Archipelago.
(c) The Atlantic.
(d) The Indian Ocean.

5. What does the captain watch leave once on board the ship?
(a) The tug boat.
(b) A nearby island.
(c) A school of dolphins.
(d) The horizon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship does the captain think may be approaching at the end of Part 1?

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

3. What does the captain do the night they see a strange ship approaching?

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

5. What is the name of the ship approaching dangerously close to the crew's ship at the beginning of the story?

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