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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which man's life is not of the sea?
(a) The captain.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

2. What do the men wonder about as they head toward shore in Part 4 ?
(a) Why they cannot swim like the fish.
(b) Whether they will see their families again.
(c) Who will win the bet about the exact hour that they will reach shore.
(d) Why he has come so close to shore if he is going to be drowned.

3. What do the intruders finally do?
(a) Knock the captain overboard.
(b) Join the four men on the boat.
(c) Die.
(d) Leave the men alone.

4. Who hears the sound of the shark's powerful fin?
(a) The captain.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.

5. Why do the men think it would be cruel if they die?
(a) Because they deserve to live.
(b) Because they are good men.
(c) Because they have worked so hard to stay alive.
(d) Because they are such good friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do in Part 5?

2. Why are the men forced into rowing again in Part 3?

3. Who is ordered to make the sail again in Part 6?

4. Who is the four men's only company in Part 5?

5. What circles the boat?

(see the answer key)

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