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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain do after settling Legatt in for the night?
(a) Goes to sleep in his bed.
(b) Falls asleep up on deck.
(c) Falls asleep on the couch in his cabin.
(d) None of these.

2. Who does the captain tell "to let all hands turn in without setting an anchor watch" the night they see a strange ship approaching?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The deck hand.
(c) The second mate.
(d) The engineer.

3. What does the captain tell his steward to do while the former takes a bath?
(a) Wash his sleep clothes.
(b) Take stock of the provisions.
(c) Clean the stateroom.
(d) Fetch the chief mate.

4. Where does the stranger say the skipper of the Sephora's wife is, presently?
(a) At the port in Cape Town.
(b) On board the Sephora.
(c) At home in London.
(d) On vacation on the Thai mainland.

5. Who awakens the captain the morning after he finds Legatt?
(a) The engineer.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) The second mate.
(d) The steward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what uncanny discovery does the stranger reflect after hearing the captain's story?

2. What color is the hair of the man floating beside the captain's ship?

3. What does the captain see in the beginning of the story?

4. What bizarre, mysterious inquiry does the stranger make without being explicitly quoted in the text?

5. Who is the youngest man on board the ship?

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