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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does each man finally catch a glimpse of after constructing the sail?
(a) The waves.
(b) The lighthouse.
(c) Land.
(d) The sun.

2. In Part 4, who tells the men to take the boat back out to sea?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The cook.
(d) The captain.

3. Who is the only person awake in Part 5?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The cook.
(c) The captain.
(d) The correspondent.

4. 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.

5. What is in better view towards the end of Part 3?
(a) Land.
(b) The lighthouse.
(c) The sun.
(d) The waves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?

2. Why do the four men become the most loyal of friends?

3. What do the men need both the oiler and correspondent's strength for in Part 6?

4. Who sees houses and a windmill on shore in Part 7?

5. In Part 5, who does the correspondent wish would wake up?

(see the answer key)

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