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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does the captain initially send the mysterious man as the former's watch is drawing to a close?
(a) The brig.
(b) The storeroom.
(c) His stateroom.
(d) An empty cabin.

2. What is the name of the ship approaching dangerously close to the crew's ship at the beginning of the story?
(a) Tempora.
(b) Tiffanie.
(c) Sephora.
(d) Stephanie.

3. What was thoughtfully given to the ship by the provision merchant?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Lamps.

4. The captain narrates that, after sharing his own story with the stranger, the two men face one another with identical what?
(a) Attitudes.
(b) Stares.
(c) Relief.
(d) Postures.

5. What does the captain see in the beginning of the story?
(a) Islands on one side and ocean on the other.
(b) Ocean on one side and a port on the other.
(c) Islands on one side and a port on the other.
(d) Islets on one side and ocean on the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds it necessary to find a logical reason for every occurrence that comes his way?

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

3. What does the captain do after Legatt finishes his tale of escape?

4. Behind what had the stranger been hiding upon the captain's arrival in the stateroom?

5. What is the chief mate notably wearing when the captain decides he must show himself on deck?

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