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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who says that they may as well head for shore in Part 4?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The oiler.

3. What did the recalled story mean to the reader at the time he read it?
(a) It reminded him of someone he knew.
(b) As heart-wrenching in its sadness and futility.
(c) He thought it was funny.
(d) Nothing.

4. Why do the men have to take the boat back out to sea in Part 4?
(a) They do not take the boat back out to sea.
(b) They realize they are at the wrong island.
(c) They are suddenly deluged again.
(d) They forgot one of the men at sea.

5. What would the correspondent give almost anything for near the end of Part 5?
(a) For a good night's sleep.
(b) For the shark to go away.
(c) For a bite of food.
(d) For his friends to drown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men need to head for shore in Part 4?

2. What provides the only sound in Part 5?

3. What do the men look for as they row in Part 4?

4. What happens when night comes at the end of Part 4?

5. What do the men wonder about as they head toward shore in Part 4 ?

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