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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men row?
(a) For exercise.
(b) For sport.
(c) To save their lives.
(d) They do not row.

2. Who is present at the opening of the novel?
(a) The cook.
(b) Four men inside the boat.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

3. Where are these four men returning from?
(a) It is not explained.
(b) Italy.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Cuba.

4. What does the correspondent argue about?
(a) Whether they will survive.
(b) The difference between a life-saving station and a house of refuge.
(c) Who will fix dinner.
(d) When they will be rescued.

5. What is the boat comparable to in size?
(a) A house.
(b) A sofa.
(c) A bathtub.
(d) A mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men learn quickly?

2. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?

3. What do the waves seem determined to do?

4. What suggests the men have been on a noteworthy trip?

5. Who is trying to figure out what he is doing on the boat?

(see the answer key)

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