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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the stranger hide after being awakened by the captain?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The saloon.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) The storeroom.

2. How long of a watch will the captain take in his unprecedented decision?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Eight hours.

3. Who is the youngest man on board the ship?
(a) The first mate.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The captain.
(d) One of the forward hands.

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

5. What images of the captain and Legatt does the author create?
(a) The two men wearing identical clothes.
(b) All of these.
(c) The two men similar in stature.
(d) The two men standing next to one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain cite as the chief mate's "dominant trait"?

2. Who is the youngest member of the crew?

3. What disturbs the captain's "comfort of quiet communion" with his ship at the story's beginning?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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