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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 believe he sees floating in the sea very close to the ladder?
(a) The naked body of a woman.
(b) The naked body of a man.
(c) The clothed body of a man.
(d) The clothed body of a woman.

2. What keeps the captain from sleeping the night they see a strange ship approaching?
(a) The unusual crew aboard the ship.
(b) The storm that night.
(c) The strangeness of himself and his arrangement.
(d) The ship's foreign destination.

3. What does the captain set to fixing as a repair of the breached discipline on his ship while on his watch?
(a) The precise height of the mast-flag.
(b) The poorly coiled aft ropes.
(c) The foremast's rigging.
(d) The rope ladder.

4. To what infamous killer does the stranger relate himself as in the thoughts of the skipper's wife?
(a) David.
(b) Vlad the Impaler.
(c) Cain.
(d) Brutus.

5. What word best describes the weather over the recent evening?
(a) Breezy.
(b) Chilly.
(c) Calm.
(d) Sweltering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain watch leave once on board the ship?

2. Through what straits did the stranger ask the captain of the Sephora to leave his door unlocked?

3. What was the previous occupation of the mysterious man?

4. What shape does the captain's quarters resemble?

5. What does the author compare the riding light to?

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