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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the four men become the most loyal of friends?
(a) Their current circumstances.
(b) They do not.
(c) They are very alike.
(d) They have always been loyal friends.

2. How do the men feel about the results gained from constructing the sail?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Angry.

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

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

5. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as the men get closer to land?

2. Why is it obvious that none of the other life boats have made it back to shore?

3. What do the men learn quickly?

4. Who calms the dispute towards the end of Part 1?

5. What does the captain try to do to their intruders?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the correspondent show great character in Part 5?

2. What do the four men see at the beginning of Part 4, and what do they think is odd?

3. Why is it important for the oiler and correspondent to retain their strength at the end of Part 6?

4. What do the four men wonder in Part 4, and what do they think that the people onshore may believe?

5. Why does the chance of survival seem optimistic at best?

6. What does the sight of the lighthouse do to the four men?

7. What is the cook doing in Part 1?

8. What thoughts do the four men keep to themselves?

9. What do the oiler and correspondent take turns doing, and how?

10. When the captain interrupts the correspondent's reverie, what does he say, and how do the men react?

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