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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon which island does the captain plan to deposit Leggatt as the two discuss matters quietly over a map in the stateroom?
(a) Kien Giang.
(b) Koah Mano.
(c) Ko-Kut.
(d) Koh-ring.

2. What does Legatt tell the captain the person he murdered would do or not do?
(a) None of these.
(b) The person murdered wouldn't work.
(c) The person murdered wouldn't allow others to do their job.
(d) Both of these.

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

4. To what animal does the captain compare the man after making eye contact?
(a) An ape.
(b) A dolphin.
(c) A dog.
(d) A fish.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the steward hang the wet coat?

3. How does the captain avoid speaking to the chief mate on deck the morning after finding Legatt?

4. What does the captain doubt when he finds Leggatt standing bolt upright in his room after the incident with the steward on the fourth day?

5. In what Gulf is the narrator's ship anchored at the story's beginning?

(see the answer key)

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