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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the captain believe Legatt is?
(a) No younger than forty.
(b) No older than twenty.
(c) No older than twenty-five.
(d) No younger than thirty.

2. How does the lifeless body reply to the captain when he calls over the side of the boat?
(a) "Hurt."
(b) "Lost."
(c) "Help."
(d) "Cramp."

3. Why has Legatt fled the ship he was previously aboard?
(a) He killed a man on board the ship.
(b) He killed the ship's chief mate.
(c) He killed a woman at the last port.
(d) He killed the ship's captain.

4. Where is the chief mate's ink well located?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Next to his bed.
(d) On his writing desk.

5. Where is the captain as the story opens?
(a) On the tug boat.
(b) On the docks.
(c) On his new ship.
(d) In a row boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the captain refer to as his double or other self?

2. What does the captain reflect to himself is the soul of discipline while walking aft on his watch?

3. Behind what had the stranger been hiding upon the captain's arrival in the stateroom?

4. What does the author compare the riding light to?

5. Over what uncanny discovery does the stranger reflect after hearing the captain's story?

(see the answer key)

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