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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the captain take the ship after agreeing that Legatt should leave?
(a) He took the ship towards a group of islands.
(b) He took the ship further out into sea.
(c) He kept the ship on course, but increased the ship's speed.
(d) He took the ship toward the nearest port.

2. What does the captain yell over the side of the ship, down the ladder to the body below?
(a) "What's the matter?"
(b) "What's going on?"
(c) "Who's there?"
(d) "Ahoy!"

3. What did the captain's ship represent to Legatt while he was swimming in the sea?
(a) All of these.
(b) Restitution.
(c) Relaxation.
(d) Rest.

4. Whom does the captain say he will have relieve him after his unprecedented watch alone?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The cook.
(c) The steward.
(d) The second mate.

5. In what book does the captain say exists the "chapter of accidents"?
(a) The book of fate.
(b) The book of tragedy.
(c) The book of success.
(d) The book of life and death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the captain observe about the skipper's height?

2. For how long has the captain been in command at the start of the tale?

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

4. What does the captain at first believe the man beside his ship in the water to be?

5. What is the name of the tug boat?

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