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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rows with the correspondent?
(a) The cook.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The captain.

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

3. What do the men wonder about as they head toward shore in Part 4 ?
(a) Whether they will see their families again.
(b) Who will win the bet about the exact hour that they will reach shore.
(c) Why they cannot swim like the fish.
(d) Why he has come so close to shore if he is going to be drowned.

4. How do the men feel when the intruders leave?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Relieved.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the man onshore runs to a house?

2. What happens when night comes at the end of Part 4?

3. What aims at the captain's head?

4. Who falls asleep in the soggy boat in Part 6?

5. Who replaces the correspondent on the rowing seat in Part 6?

(see the answer key)

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