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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 the correspondent realize men are in the magnitude of all nature?
(a) He does not contemplate this.
(b) The focus of everything.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Important.

2. What do the men see soon after the man onshore returns from the house?
(a) The lighthouse shining on them.
(b) Their families waving to them.
(c) A bonfire to light their way.
(d) An omnibus full of people.

3. Who is present at the opening of the novel?
(a) The captain.
(b) Four men inside the boat.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.

4. Who is on the boat besides the cook, oiler, and captain?
(a) The captain.
(b) The cook.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The oiler.

5. What does the sun transform the ocean into in Part 2?
(a) A spectacular light show.
(b) A nightmarish deathtrap.
(c) A friendly acquaintance.
(d) A warm bath.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose point of view is the entirety of "The Open Boat" told from?

3. Where are these four men returning from?

4. What do the men finally see near the end of Part 4?

5. What suggests the men have been on a noteworthy trip?

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