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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who keeps their thoughts to himself in Part 4?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) All four men.

2. In Part 6, what is the correspondent told to do?
(a) Take the boat a little further out to sea.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Switch positions with the oiler.
(d) Stop looking at the watchfire.

3. Who first spots a lighthouse?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The oiler.

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

5. Why do the men believe no one is coming to rescue them?
(a) Indifference.
(b) No one cares about them.
(c) Coward or incompetence.
(d) No one sees them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the men think it would be cruel if they die?

3. Why is the makeshift sail made again in Part 6?

4. Where is the lighthouse?

5. How do the men feel when the intruders leave?

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