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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who wishes for different company near the end of Part 5?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.
2. Who spots a watch fire on the beach in Part 6?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The cook.
(c) The captain.
(d) The oiler.
3. In Part 4, who tells the men to take the boat back out to sea?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The cook.
(c) The captain.
(d) The correspondent.
4. What do the men see on shore at the beginning of Part 4?
(a) A tiny house.
(b) A man on the shore.
(c) A lighthouse.
(d) Their families.
5. What is the captain doing in Part 5?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Rowing.
(c) Eating
(d) Crying.
6. Who is the only person awake at the beginning of Part 6?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The cook.
(d) The oiler.
7. Why do the men need to head for shore in Part 4?
(a) Because soon they will be too exhausted to swim even if they do get close.
(b) Because it is dinner time and their families have meals prepared for them.
(c) Because people are waving to them.
(d) Because the boat is being destroyed by the waves and is going to sink.
8. What is the cook doing in Part 5?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Crying.
(d) Rowing.
9. Who is the four men's only company in Part 5?
(a) The man from shore.
(b) The wind.
(c) A shark.
(d) The waves.
10. Who falls asleep in the soggy boat in Part 6?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.
11. What would the correspondent give almost anything for near the end of Part 5?
(a) For the shark to go away.
(b) For a good night's sleep.
(c) For his friends to drown.
(d) For a bite of food.
12. What is the correspondent doing in Part 5?
(a) Crying.
(b) Eating.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Sleeping.
13. What hope appears in Part 5?
(a) None.
(b) The lighthouse.
(c) The winds quiet.
(d) A lifesaving boat.
14. What does the correspondent keep an eye on in Part 6?
(a) The watch fire on the beach.
(b) The seagulls.
(c) The man on shore.
(d) The shark.
15. What do all of the men think about in Part 6?
(a) Home.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Death.
(d) Food.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the men wonder about as they head toward shore in Part 4 ?
2. Why is the makeshift sail made again in Part 6?
3. What do the men wonder about as they head out toward deeper water in Part 4?
4. What is the oiler doing in Part 5?
5. Who keeps their thoughts to himself in Part 4?
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