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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the correspondent take turns doing with the oiler in Part 2?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Complaining about their chance of being rescued.
(d) Rowing with both oars.

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

3. Who takes two oars first?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The cook.
(d) The correspondent.

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

5. What does the captain try to do to their intruders?
(a) Capture them.
(b) Shoot them.
(c) Shoo them away.
(d) Beat them with an oar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men search the shoreline for?

2. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?

3. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?

4. Where are these four men returning from?

5. What does the captain remind the other men?

(see the answer key)

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