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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long of a watch will the captain take in his unprecedented decision?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Eight hours.
(d) Twelve hours.

3. What position did the captain hold previously?
(a) He was a chief mate.
(b) It's unknown.
(c) He was an engineer.
(d) He was captain of another ship.

4. Which of the following is NOT suggested as being at the narrator's left hand at the story's beginning?
(a) Towers.
(b) Blockhouses.
(c) Stone walls.
(d) A small ship.

5. When found with Legatt, how does the murdered person look?
(a) The person still looks alive.
(b) Black in the face.
(c) Deathly pale.
(d) Red-faced and bug-eyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps the captain from sleeping the night they see a strange ship approaching?

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

3. What does the captain tell his officers, upon first speaking with them in the story, that he saw above the ridge as the sun went down?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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