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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears to be the main character in "The Open Boat"?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

2. What happens when night comes at the end of Part 4?
(a) The boat capsizes.
(b) Everyone sleeps except the unfortunate one with the oars.
(c) The man on shore gives up on the four men stuck at sea.
(d) A wave carries the four men further out to sea and, ultimately, their doom.

3. What does the captain use to get rid of their intruders?
(a) An oar.
(b) His good arm.
(c) His rifle.
(d) He cannot get rid of them.

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

5. What happens when the man onshore runs to a house?
(a) He never returns.
(b) The four men on the boat dive into the sea and swim toward shore.
(c) Another man joins him in waving.
(d) The four men on the boat cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to dart at the men?

2. How do the men view the intruders?

3. What does the correspondent take turns doing with the oiler in Part 2?

4. What does the captain remind the other men?

5. Where did the character in the recalled story die?

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