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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as a comical character with abundant whiskers?
(a) The captain.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The chief mate.
(d) The engineer.

2. How many officers does the captain have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

3. What does the narrator say is at his right hand at the beginning of the story?
(a) Blockhouses.
(b) Stone walls.
(c) The westering sun.
(d) Fishing stakes.

4. What sort of sail were the mysterious stranger and his victim setting when the murder occurred?
(a) A mainsail.
(b) A spinnaker.
(c) A reefed foresail.
(d) A mizensail.

5. Who forms a special bond almost instantly?
(a) Legatt and the chief mate.
(b) Legatt and the captain.
(c) The captain and chief mate.
(d) The captain and second mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain retrieve for himself from below decks while on his watch?

2. What did the crew members shout when they found Legatt?

3. How long was Legatt under arrest before escaping?

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

5. With what word does the strange man beside the ship respond to the captain's first question?

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