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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who bails water from the boat?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The cook.
(d) The captain.

2. What is the cook doing in Part 5?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Rowing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Eating.

3. What circles the boat?
(a) Another boat.
(b) Vultures.
(c) A shark.
(d) Seagulls.

4. Why do the men have to take the boat back out to sea in Part 4?
(a) They forgot one of the men at sea.
(b) They do not take the boat back out to sea.
(c) They realize they are at the wrong island.
(d) They are suddenly deluged again.

5. What does the captain do in Part 1?
(a) Keep up the direction and moral support.
(b) Complain about his injuries.
(c) Construct a makeshift sail.
(d) Row the boat with both oars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men believe no one is coming to rescue them?

2. What hope appears in Part 5?

3. What is the correspondent doing in Part 5?

4. Who dampens the others' spirits in Part 3?

5. What do the men do all afternoon after being deluged in Part 4?

(see the answer key)

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