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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the content of the first cry from the crew concerning the stranger's intention in diving off the ship?
(a) Idiocy.
(b) Escape.
(c) Madness.
(d) Suicide.

2. To what animal does the captain compare the man after making eye contact?
(a) A fish.
(b) An ape.
(c) A dog.
(d) A dolphin.

3. What is the name of the ship approaching dangerously close to the crew's ship at the beginning of the story?
(a) Tempora.
(b) Sephora.
(c) Tiffanie.
(d) Stephanie.

4. What does the captain believe about the body in the water?
(a) He believes it is a headless corpse.
(b) He believes it is one of his crew members.
(c) He believes it is a man from the strange ship.
(d) He believes it is a legless corpse.

5. What images of the captain and Legatt does the author create?
(a) The two men similar in stature.
(b) The two men standing next to one another.
(c) The two men wearing identical clothes.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship does the captain think may be approaching at the end of Part 1?

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

3. What sort of sail were the mysterious stranger and his victim setting when the murder occurred?

4. What word best describes the weather over the recent evening?

5. Where does the stranger hide after being awakened by the captain?

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