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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the captain begin to hate the sight and sound of?
(a) The steward.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) The second mate.
(d) Legatt.

3. 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) The hand shake between him and the chief mate.
(b) None of these.
(c) The hand shake between him and the second mate.
(d) The hand shake between him and Legatt.

4. How should the captain be feeling when he orders the ship forward?
(a) Absorbed with the feeling of his great ship moving under his command.
(b) Scared, but excited.
(c) Nervous about his secret stow away.
(d) Disappointed that he can't share this experience with his friend.

5. When did the murder take place?
(a) On the open water.
(b) During a mutiny.
(c) During a huge storm.
(d) While the ship was docked at port.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the captain's heart to fly into his throat once back on deck after parting ways with Legatt?

2. Since what time does the mysterious man claim to have been in the water?

3. Where is the chief mate's ink well located?

4. What do the stranger and the captain hear overhead after the stranger has finished telling his tale?

5. For what did the stranger win a prize his second year in the Conway?

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