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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are these four men returning from?
(a) It is not explained.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Italy.
(d) Ireland.

2. What will the men need in order to reach the shore if the boat overturns?
(a) Strong wills.
(b) The oars.
(c) All of their strength.
(d) Good luck.

3. Which man's life is not of the sea?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

4. Where do the four men hope to find refuge?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Bumblebee Cove.
(c) Italy.
(d) Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse.

5. Why is the correspondent unable to see the lighthouse?
(a) There is no lighthouse.
(b) He is too busy rowing to turn around and see it.
(c) He is sleeping.
(d) His eyes are too tired to see so far in the distance.

6. What determines the gravity of a situation?
(a) Perspective and view.
(b) Nature.
(c) The age of the people involved.
(d) The danger.

7. What curls over the men?
(a) Mountain-sized waves.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A warm blanket.
(d) The rough wind.

8. What do the intruders finally do?
(a) Join the four men on the boat.
(b) Knock the captain overboard.
(c) Die.
(d) Leave the men alone.

9. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The cook.
(d) The correspondent.

10. Why are the men forced into rowing again in Part 3?
(a) They are not forced into rowing again.
(b) The wind dies down.
(c) The sail breaks.
(d) They never stop rowing.

11. What does the correspondent find in his pocket?
(a) Four dry cigars.
(b) A piece of paper.
(c) Food.
(d) A match.

12. Near the end of Part 3, how long do the men guess it will now take them to reach shore?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) A week.
(d) A day.

13. Who is injured?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The captain.
(c) The cook.
(d) The oiler.

14. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?
(a) The storm.
(b) Being where they are.
(c) The small size of their boat.
(d) The waves.

15. What do the men use as a sail?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A sail.
(c) The captain's overcoat.
(d) A tarp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the oiler doing at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who first spots a lighthouse?

3. Why do the oiler and correspondent sit on the same seat?

4. Why are these four men on the tiny boat?

5. Who advises the others not to overdo it?

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