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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since the four men have slept?
(a) Two days and nights.
(b) Four days.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A week.

2. What does the captain remind the other men?
(a) That they will reach the shore.
(b) That they are nearly out of food.
(c) That they are going to die.
(d) That they must rest.

3. What do the men finally see near the end of Part 4?
(a) A man who sees them.
(b) A man cooking his dinner.
(c) Their families waving frantically.
(d) A group of people celebrating the holiday.

4. What do the waves threaten to do?
(a) Sweep the men out to sea.
(b) Beat the boat into the rocks.
(c) Calm down.
(d) Drown the boat.

5. What happens when the man onshore runs to a house?
(a) Another man joins him in waving.
(b) The four men on the boat cry.
(c) He never returns.
(d) The four men on the boat dive into the sea and swim toward shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?

2. Who loses concept of time?

3. How do the men feel about the results gained from constructing the sail?

4. What do the men entertain the thought of towards the end of Part 1?

5. Who first spots a lighthouse?

(see the answer key)

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