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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 steward do with the door to the captain's room after first visiting him in the morning?
(a) Breaks one of the hinges.
(b) Hooks it open.
(c) Slams it.
(d) Latches it shut.

2. How did Legatt escape from his incarceration?
(a) His cabin door was left unlocked.
(b) The brig door was left unlocked.
(c) The jail door was left unlocked.
(d) The captain's cabin door was left unlocked.

3. What sort of pagoda does the story's narrator see from just off the mouth of the river?
(a) Paknam.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Korean.
(d) Indian.

4. How long was Legatt under arrest before escaping?
(a) Eight weeks.
(b) Seven weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the youngest member of the crew?

2. What does the captain go below for the night they see a strange ship approaching?

3. Where does the stranger say the skipper of the Sephora's wife is, presently?

4. What prompts the captain's first words to the mysterious man beside his ship?

5. At what time does the captain sit on his couch?

(see the answer key)

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