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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What hope appears in Part 5?
(a) The lighthouse.
(b) None.
(c) A lifesaving boat.
(d) The winds quiet.

3. Where did the character in the recalled story die?
(a) America.
(b) Algiers.
(c) Mosquito Inlet.
(d) Italy.

4. What is the cook doing in Part 5?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Crying.
(d) Rowing.

5. Who is the only person awake in Part 5?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The oiler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reader now view the recalled story in Part 6?

2. Why are the men unable to reach shore safely in Part 4?

3. What does the man onshore do?

4. Whose point of view is the entirety of "The Open Boat" told from?

5. Who died in the story recalled in Part 6?

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