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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the captain find the ship's rope ladder?
(a) Over the front of the ship.
(b) Over the side of the ship.
(c) Over the back of the ship.
(d) None of these.

2. When found with Legatt, how does the murdered person look?
(a) Red-faced and bug-eyed.
(b) The person still looks alive.
(c) Black in the face.
(d) Deathly pale.

3. How many sovereigns does the captain give to Leggatt?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

4. Next to what mythological place is Erebus, to which the captain relates the situation of his ship, located according to the proper myth?
(a) Naraka.
(b) Valhalla.
(c) Olympus.
(d) Hades.

5. Who does the stranger say has been with the skipper of the Sephora longest amongst the crew?
(a) The second mate.
(b) The steward.
(c) The chief mate.
(d) The chief watchman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the captain know that Legatt has successfully left the ship?

2. What is the major source of symbolism in Part 2 of the story?

3. What does the steward break when startled by the captain on the second day out?

4. The shadows of what are flung far eastward by the setting sun, as described after the Gulf is named?

5. How do Legatt and the captain speak with each other?

(see the answer key)

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