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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 4, what are the men unaware of?
(a) The ship has a hole in it.
(b) That there is no life-saving station anywhere near where they are.
(c) No one can see them.
(d) They are being mocked by nature.

2. What don't the men share with each other in Part 6?
(a) Their food.
(b) Their longing to return home.
(c) Their fears.
(d) Their dire thoughts.

3. Who do the men think would be cruel to allow them to die?
(a) The captain.
(b) Nature.
(c) God.
(d) The men on shore.

4. What curls over the men?
(a) A warm blanket.
(b) Mountain-sized waves.
(c) The rough wind.
(d) Nothing.

5. Who tries to calm the other men?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rows with the correspondent?

2. What do the correspondent and his rowing partner use to row?

3. What do the men do all afternoon after being deluged in Part 4?

4. What do the men wonder about as they head toward shore in Part 4 ?

5. What do all of the men think about in Part 6?

(see the answer key)

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