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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the four men headed?
(a) The Bahamas.
(b) North America.
(c) Europe.
(d) It is not explained.

2. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?
(a) The storm.
(b) The small size of their boat.
(c) The waves.
(d) Being where they are.

3. What idea seems optimistic at best?
(a) Reaching land.
(b) Finding dinner.
(c) Surviving the storm.
(d) Meeting their deadline.

4. Why do the men believe no one is coming to rescue them?
(a) Indifference.
(b) No one cares about them.
(c) Coward or incompetence.
(d) No one sees them.

5. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?
(a) By reminding them that the shore is far away.
(b) By reminding them of their impending deaths.
(c) By making them hungry.
(d) The seaweed does not taunt the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is exhaustion overtaking in Part 3?

2. Why do the men need to head for shore in Part 4?

3. What do the men wonder about as they head out toward deeper water in Part 4?

4. Who tries to calm the other men?

5. What do the men use as a mast?

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