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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the men think would be cruel to allow them to die?
(a) God.
(b) The men on shore.
(c) The captain.
(d) Nature.

2. Why do the men think it would be cruel if they die?
(a) Because they are such good friends.
(b) Because they have worked so hard to stay alive.
(c) Because they deserve to live.
(d) Because they are good men.

3. What do the men finally see near the end of Part 4?
(a) A group of people celebrating the holiday.
(b) A man who sees them.
(c) Their families waving frantically.
(d) A man cooking his dinner.

4. Who hears the sound of the shark's powerful fin?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

5. What do the men wonder about as they head out toward deeper water in Part 4?
(a) Why Nature is so cruel.
(b) Why the captain insists upon going out to deeper water.
(c) They do not head out toward deeper water.
(d) Why no one has tried to find them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men see soon after the man onshore returns from the house?

2. What is the correspondent doing in Part 5?

3. What do the men think that anyone who has seen them from onshore may believe?

4. Whose point of view is Part 5 of "The Open Boat" told from?

5. Who is the four men's only company in Part 5?

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