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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What begins to dart at the men?
(a) Waves.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Seagulls.
(d) Wind.

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

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

4. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?
(a) It is not made clear.
(b) He fell and hurt himself.
(c) He was injured defending the ship.
(d) He was injured by nearly drowning.

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

6. Who is trying to figure out what he is doing on the boat?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.

7. How do the men view their current situation in Part 2?
(a) As boring.
(b) As terrifying.
(c) As exhilarating.
(d) As glorious.

8. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?
(a) By making them hungry.
(b) By reminding them of their impending deaths.
(c) By reminding them that the shore is far away.
(d) The seaweed does not taunt the men.

9. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?
(a) The waves.
(b) The small size of their boat.
(c) The storm.
(d) Being where they are.

10. Who calms the dispute towards the end of Part 1?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The captain.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

11. What do the men entertain the thought of towards the end of Part 1?
(a) That they are starving.
(b) That someone will see them from shore.
(c) That they can construct a sail.
(d) That they will die soon.

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

13. What idea seems optimistic at best?
(a) Reaching land.
(b) Surviving the storm.
(c) Finding dinner.
(d) Meeting their deadline.

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

15. Why are the men forced into rowing again in Part 3?
(a) They are not forced into rowing again.
(b) The wind dies down.
(c) They never stop rowing.
(d) The sail breaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the correspondent argue about?

2. What does the oiler say near the end of Part 1?

3. What do the men use as a sail?

4. Why is the correspondent unable to see the lighthouse?

5. Where are the four men headed?

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