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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 sun transform the ocean into in Part 2?
(a) A warm bath.
(b) A spectacular light show.
(c) A friendly acquaintance.
(d) A nightmarish deathtrap.

2. What is the oiler doing at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Constructing a makeshift sail.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Taking his turn with the oars.

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

4. Who confirms seeing the lighthouse?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The cook.
(c) The captain.
(d) The oiler.

5. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?
(a) The color of the sky.
(b) Only the wave in front of them.
(c) Each other.
(d) The fish that may become their dinner.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do the men view their current situation in Part 2?

4. What curls over the men?

5. What is being rocked as the novel opens?

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