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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps their thoughts to himself in Part 4?

2. Who stops the correspondent's watch of the object in Part 6?

3. What circles the boat?

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

5. Since the four men on the boat have now been seen, what do think they think will surely happen very soon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the friendship between the four men affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

How can Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" be read as an antithesis to Darwinism?

Essay Topic 3

How would the story be different if the oiler had lived?

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