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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is injured?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The cook.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

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

3. What do the men search the shoreline for?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Their families, awaiting their return.
(c) A life-saving station or a house of refuge.
(d) A restaurant.

4. What do the men realize when the water changes from gray to emerald green?
(a) That it is nighttime.
(b) That the storm has arrived.
(c) That the storm has lifted.
(d) That it must be daylight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the four men hope to find refuge?

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

3. Who loses concept of time?

4. What is the only thing the men can see at the book's beginning?

5. What do the waves seem determined to do?

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