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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the boat get to its location at the beginning of the book?
(a) None of these.
(b) It was built there at the port.
(c) By tug boat.
(d) It sailed.

2. What is Legatt happy to have toward the end of his swim in the sea?
(a) His dignity.
(b) His previous ship behind him.
(c) The strength to continue.
(d) A destination to swim toward.

3. What does the captain do the night they see a strange ship approaching?
(a) Watches the nearby ship.
(b) He walks along the deck.
(c) All of these.
(d) Decides the sea most likely doesn't hold any discomforting surprises.

4. How long was the crew working practically night and day?
(a) Four days.
(b) A week.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain eat at breakfast?

2. How does Legatt describe the person he murdered to the captain?

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

4. Which of the following is NOT suggested as being at the narrator's left hand at the story's beginning?

5. At what location did the stranger ask to speak with the captain of the Sephora?

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