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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 take Legatt after he tells the captain his story?
(a) His state room.
(b) The storage area.
(c) The brig.
(d) The crew's quarters.

2. How does the captain remain through his entire conversation with the skipper?
(a) He pretends not to understand most of what the skipper says.
(b) He fakes curiousity.
(c) He remains unexcitable.
(d) None of these.

3. What does the captain try to ram on the head of Leggatt in the dark of the sail locker?
(a) A black skull cap.
(b) A knotted rope.
(c) A tall hat.
(d) A floppy hat

4. How many gold coins does the captain give Legatt before he leaves the ship?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. What sort of pagoda does the story's narrator see from just off the mouth of the river?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Paknam.
(c) Indian.
(d) Korean.

Short Answer 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?

2. From where does most of Leggatt's food come while on the journey?

3. What does the captain cite as an example of the chief mate's "dominant trait"?

4. How does the captain avoid speaking to the chief mate on deck the morning after finding Legatt?

5. According to Legatt, who called for a "reefed foresail" aboard the Sephora?

(see the answer key)

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