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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain close after he and the stranger hear the noise overhead?
(a) The lid of his musicbox.
(b) The porthole.
(c) The door to his bathroom.
(d) The door to his stateroom.

2. The mysterious stranger says he "felled" his victim like a what?
(a) Boar.
(b) Bear.
(c) Tree.
(d) Ox.

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

4. How does the lifeless body reply to the captain when he calls over the side of the boat?
(a) "Lost."
(b) "Cramp."
(c) "Help."
(d) "Hurt."

5. Upon what do the hands of both the captain and the strange man rest?
(a) The rail.
(b) The skylight.
(c) The rigging.
(d) The hatch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts the captain's first words to the mysterious man beside his ship?

2. The narrator says that only the sky and the sea will be ________to the voyage and task of he and his crew.

3. How does the captain avoid speaking to the chief mate on deck the morning after finding Legatt?

4. Which crew member comes from the Sephora?

5. How did the captain react after Legatt's story?

(see the answer key)

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