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

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

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

4. How long has it been since the four men have slept?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two days and nights.
(c) A week.
(d) A few hours.

5. Who is rowing when the lighthouse comes into view?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in better view towards the end of Part 3?

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

3. Who is present at the opening of the novel?

4. What curls over the men?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the correspondent feel about the recalled story now?

2. What does the captain advise the others to do at the end of Part 3?

3. Who rows together, and how?

4. What is the oiler doing in Part 1?

5. How does the captain try to calm the other three men?

6. What story does the correspondent recall reading?

7. What does the captain finally spot near the end of Part 2?

8. Who is the captain of the boat, and what is his crew comprised of?

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

10. What is the captain doing in Part 1?

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