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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What suggests the men have been on a noteworthy trip?
(a) The presence of the correspondent.
(b) Their eagerness to reach safety.
(c) The presence of the captain.
(d) Their nice clothes.

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

4. What do the men use as a sail?
(a) The captain's overcoat.
(b) A sail.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A tarp.

5. What will the men need in order to reach the shore if the boat overturns?
(a) The oars.
(b) All of their strength.
(c) Strong wills.
(d) Good luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the waves seem determined to do?

2. Who is injured?

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

4. Who tries to calm the other men?

5. Why is it obvious that none of the other life boats have made it back to shore?

(see the answer key)

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