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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Leggatt do that nearly alerted the steward to his presence just before the latter broke an object on the second day out?
(a) Open the door.
(b) Make a noise.
(c) Fall asleep on the couch.
(d) Put his hand out the porthole.

2. Who tells the crew about the approaching ship at the beginning of the story?
(a) The captain of the other ship.
(b) None of these.
(c) The tugboat skipper.
(d) The port authority.

3. To whom is the Sephora's skipper anxious to give up his former first mate?
(a) The sea.
(b) Anyone.
(c) The law.
(d) The natives.

4. What eccentricity unconsciously enters the speech of the captain to his first mate?
(a) Undulating volume.
(b) Whispering.
(c) Mumbling.
(d) Breaking off mid-sentence.

5. When does someone come close to discovering Legatt?
(a) When the chief mate comes to give the captain a weather report.
(b) When the cook brings the captain his breakfast.
(c) When the second mate comes to alert the captain to the presence of a stow away on board.
(d) When the steward brings the captain's coat to his state room to dry.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is Leggatt said to strike out at the very end of the story?

2. What color are the skipper of the Sephora's eyes?

3. What disturbs the captain's "comfort of quiet communion" with his ship at the story's beginning?

4. What did the captain's ship represent to Legatt while he was swimming in the sea?

5. What of the island is said to be towering over the ship when the captain opens his eyes?

(see the answer key)

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