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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shape is the hill on which the pagoda at the story's beginning sits?
(a) Dome.
(b) Mitre.
(c) Coconut.
(d) Convex.

2. What disturbs the captain's "comfort of quiet communion" with his ship at the story's beginning?
(a) Rough waves.
(b) An ominous noise.
(c) His chief mate.
(d) The stars.

3. What shape is the captain's stateroom?
(a) An L.
(b) A hexagon.
(c) A plain rectangle.
(d) A T.

4. Who tells the crew about the approaching ship at the beginning of the story?
(a) None of these.
(b) The tugboat skipper.
(c) The port authority.
(d) The captain of the other ship.

5. Why did Legatt jump in the water and begin swimming?
(a) It was an impulsive act.
(b) None of these.
(c) It was a planned escape attempt.
(d) He was escaping his punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to relieve the captain on deck the night they see a strange ship approaching?

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

3. How does the captain's behavior throughout his conversation with the skipper cause the skipper to react?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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