View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the other crew members find Legatt with the deceased?
(a) In a bar at port.
(b) Hanging from the side of the ship.
(c) Under the pier.
(d) Under a pile of debris.

2. To what infamous killer does the stranger relate himself as in the thoughts of the skipper's wife?
(a) David.
(b) Vlad the Impaler.
(c) Cain.
(d) Brutus.

3. Who is the next youngest member of the crew?
(a) The chief mate.
(b) The captain.
(c) The second mate.
(d) The engineer.

4. Whom does the captain say he will have relieve him after his unprecedented watch alone?
(a) The cook.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The steward.
(d) The chief mate.

5. Who asks "Might you call him out quietly sir?"
(a) The captain.
(b) The chief mate.
(c) Legatt.
(d) The second mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain set to fixing as a repair of the breached discipline on his ship while on his watch?

2. In what Gulf is the narrator's ship anchored at the story's beginning?

3. What features does the captain notice about Legatt?

4. To what innocent does the stranger relate his victim as in the thoughts of the skipper's wife?

5. How long of a watch will the captain take in his unprecedented decision?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 236 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample