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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the shark do for a long time?
(a) Try to capsize the boat.
(b) Swim the length of both sides of the boat.
(c) There is no shark.
(d) Show its teeth.

2. In Part 4, what are the men unaware of?
(a) The ship has a hole in it.
(b) They are being mocked by nature.
(c) No one can see them.
(d) That there is no life-saving station anywhere near where they are.

3. 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 realize they are at the wrong island.
(c) They do not take the boat back out to sea.
(d) They are suddenly deluged again.

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

5. Who wishes for different company near the end of Part 5?
(a) The captain.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the correspondent argue about?

2. Who commands the tiny boat?

3. Who rows with the correspondent?

4. Who first spots a lighthouse?

5. What provides the only sound in Part 5?

(see the answer key)

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