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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is trying to figure out what he is doing on the boat?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

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

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

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

5. Who tries to calm the other men?
(a) The cook.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the boat comparable to in size?

2. How do the men view the intruders?

3. What determines the gravity of a situation?

4. What is the oiler doing at the beginning of the novel?

5. What would make the men see their situation as glorious?

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