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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the stranger and the captain hear overhead after the stranger has finished telling his tale?
(a) Rain.
(b) Voices.
(c) Gunfire.
(d) Footsteps.

2. Which of the following does the captain not picture his ship passing through on the coming voyage while pacing about on his watch?
(a) The Straits of Gibraltar.
(b) The Malay Archipelago.
(c) The Atlantic.
(d) The Indian Ocean.

3. What does the captain set to fixing as a repair of the breached discipline on his ship while on his watch?
(a) The poorly coiled aft ropes.
(b) The foremast's rigging.
(c) The precise height of the mast-flag.
(d) The rope ladder.

4. 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) None of these.
(d) Falls asleep on the couch in his cabin.

5. Why did Legatt jump in the water and begin swimming?
(a) It was a planned escape attempt.
(b) None of these.
(c) He was escaping his punishment.
(d) It was an impulsive act.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days has the Sephora been gone from her previous port, according to the second mate?

2. What time does the captain remain on deck until the night they see a strange ship approaching?

3. Where does the captain sit at his breakfast table?

4. What sort of pagoda does the story's narrator see from just off the mouth of the river?

5. Upon what do the hands of both the captain and the strange man rest?

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