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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can the men do about the shark?
(a) Laugh at it.
(b) Be its dinner.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Kill it.

2. In Part 4, what are the men unaware of?
(a) No one can see them.
(b) They are being mocked by nature.
(c) The ship has a hole in it.
(d) That there is no life-saving station anywhere near where they are.

3. Who spots a watch fire on the beach in Part 6?
(a) The cook.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The captain.
(d) The oiler.

4. What don't the men share with each other in Part 6?
(a) Their food.
(b) Their longing to return home.
(c) Their fears.
(d) Their dire thoughts.

5. What do the men do since they are unable to reach shore safely in Part 4?
(a) Head out to deeper water.
(b) Head toward shore.
(c) Accept their deaths.
(d) Head toward another island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person awake at the beginning of Part 6?

2. What does the correspondent watch for in Part 5?

3. What do the men do in Part 5?

4. In Part 6, what is the correspondent told to do?

5. What does the shark do for a long time?

(see the answer keys)

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