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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is the Sephora from the nearest real land when the stranger is relating his story to the captain?
(a) Eight miles.
(b) Five miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) Six miles.

2. What does the chief mate find in his ink well?
(a) A worm.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A fly.
(d) A spider.

3. What ship does the captain think may be approaching at the end of Part 1?
(a) The Stephanie.
(b) The Sephora.
(c) The Tiffanie.
(d) The Tempora.

4. What does the captain do after Legatt finishes his tale of escape?
(a) Lifts him into bed and draws the curtain.
(b) Settles him into one of the beds in the crew's quarters.
(c) Gives him a blanket and pillow for the cot in the brig.
(d) Lays him down on the bed and gives him an extra pillow.

5. How does Legatt describe the person he murdered to the captain?
(a) As someone who deserved the end they got.
(b) As someone who has no business to live at all.
(c) As someone who did not deserve to die.
(d) As someone who he respected, but he could not prevent the murder from occurring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What point of view is the story told in?

2. What does Legatt drag behind him as he swims?

3. What does the captain reflect to himself is the soul of discipline while walking aft on his watch?

4. What does the narrator say is at his right hand at the beginning of the story?

5. How long has the stranger been swimming?

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