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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who follows the captain leeward after the captain's last words with Leggatt?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The carpenter.
(d) The helmsman.

2. How does Legatt try to defend himself when he is accused of murder?
(a) He has no defense.
(b) He tries to say that it was an accident.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He tries to blame another person.

3. What shape is the captain's stateroom?
(a) A plain rectangle.
(b) A hexagon.
(c) An L.
(d) A T.

4. At what time does the captain sit on his couch?
(a) 3 am.
(b) 5 am.
(c) 2 am.
(d) 9 am.

5. For approximately how many weeks had the mysterious stranger been kept captive?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what part of the ship, excepting the lobby, does the sail locker have access?

2. What could potentially cause tension and frustration between the crew and their new captain?

3. Why has Legatt fled the ship he was previously aboard?

4. At what hour does the captain instruct the chief mate to put the ship round after the incident with the steward on the fourth day?

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

(see the answer key)

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