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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) Boar.
(b) Tree.
(c) Ox.
(d) Bear.

2. What did the captain's ship represent to Legatt while he was swimming in the sea?
(a) All of these.
(b) Restitution.
(c) Relaxation.
(d) Rest.

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

4. Where does the captain sit at his breakfast table?
(a) The center port.
(b) The foot.
(c) The center starboard.
(d) The head.

5. What does the captain yell over the side of the ship, down the ladder to the body below?
(a) "Who's there?"
(b) "Ahoy!"
(c) "What's going on?"
(d) "What's the matter?"

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the last spell of the stranger's swim to the unnamed ship?

2. What is the ship approaching the crew's ship carrying?

3. Who does the captain tell "to let all hands turn in without setting an anchor watch" the night they see a strange ship approaching?

4. Who is the youngest man on board the ship?

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

(see the answer key)

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