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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Since the four men on the boat have now been seen, what do think they think will surely happen very soon?
(a) They will die.
(b) They will have to swim to shore.
(c) Someone will swim out to sea to rescue them.
(d) Someone will come with a lifeboat.

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

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

5. What do the men do since they are unable to reach shore safely in Part 4?
(a) Head out to deeper water.
(b) Head toward shore.
(c) Head toward another island.
(d) Accept their deaths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men see on shore at the beginning of Part 4?

2. Who spots a watch fire on the beach in Part 6?

3. In Part 4, what are the men unaware of?

4. How does the reader now view the recalled story in Part 6?

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

(see the answer key)

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