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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Postures.
(d) Relief.

2. What does the captain reflect to himself is the soul of discipline while walking aft on his watch?
(a) A strict regimen.
(b) Clarity in the ship's order.
(c) Exactitude in some small manners.
(d) Precision in all appearances.

3. What disturbs the captain's "comfort of quiet communion" with his ship at the story's beginning?
(a) An ominous noise.
(b) His chief mate.
(c) Rough waves.
(d) The stars.

4. What does the steward bring into the captain's room after knocking?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) The captain's compass.
(d) A biscuit.

5. Who finds it necessary to find a logical reason for every occurrence that comes his way?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain fetch for the mysterious man as the latter begins to board the ship?

2. To what animal does the captain compare the man after making eye contact?

3. Where does the captain go at the very end of Part I?

4. Who is described as a comical character with abundant whiskers?

5. What is the name of the river from which the ship has just left at the story's beginning?

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