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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts the captain's first words to the mysterious man beside his ship?
(a) Uncertainty.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Surprise.

2. How did the captain react after Legatt's story?
(a) He remained calm.
(b) He was wondering what to do with Legatt.
(c) He was clearly nervous.
(d) None of these.

3. Which of the following is NOT suggested as being at the narrator's left hand at the story's beginning?
(a) Blockhouses.
(b) Stone walls.
(c) Towers.
(d) A small ship.

4. How does Legatt describe the person he murdered to the captain?
(a) As someone who did not deserve to die.
(b) As someone who deserved the end they got.
(c) As someone who has no business to live at all.
(d) As someone who he respected, but he could not prevent the murder from occurring.

5. How many officers does the captain have?
(a) One.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stranger in the water ask of the captain before boarding the ship?

2. What position had Legatt held on his ship?

3. Whom does the captain say he will have relieve him after his unprecedented watch alone?

4. What does the captain hear when he is below the night they see a strange ship approaching?

5. Back on the top deck, the night they see a strange ship approaching, how does the captain describe the atmosphere?

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