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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 name of the river from which the ship has just left at the story's beginning?
(a) Menimile.
(b) Meinam.
(c) Nessie.
(d) Narcissus.

2. What is the second mate's physical reaction to the captain's interaction with the steward on the fourth day out?
(a) Twitching fingers.
(b) A quivering lip.
(c) Hunched shoulders.
(d) Raised eyes.

3. Where is the captain as the story opens?
(a) In a row boat.
(b) On his new ship.
(c) On the docks.
(d) On the tug boat.

4. What else does the captain give Legatt before he leaves the ship?
(a) A change of clothes.
(b) A compass.
(c) A floppy straw hat.
(d) None of these.

5. What does the steward bring into the captain's quarters to finish drying on the fourth day out?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A pair of pants.
(c) A coat.
(d) A towel.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose does the captain move away from the rail and consequently catch the suspicious eye of the helmsman?

2. What does the stranger in the water ask of the captain before boarding the ship?

3. Which of the following does the captain not picture his ship passing through on the coming voyage while pacing about on his watch?

4. How do both the captain and Legatt feel about the near discovery?

5. What point of view is the story told in?

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