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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is forced into rowing again in Part 3?
(a) The correspondent and the oiler.
(b) The correspondent and the captain.
(c) The oiler and the captain.
(d) The cook and the captain.

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

3. Who is the crew on the tiny boat?
(a) Three unlikely shipmates.
(b) Three lifelong friends.
(c) Three close brothers.
(d) Three bitter enemies.

4. How long has it been since the four men have slept?
(a) A week.
(b) Two days and nights.
(c) Four days.
(d) A few hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do to gain assistance from the wind in Part 3?

2. Who first spots a lighthouse?

3. Which man's life is not of the sea?

4. Who is injured?

5. Who loses concept of time?

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