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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the correspondent take turns doing with the oiler in Part 2?
(a) Complaining about their chance of being rescued.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Rowing with both oars.

2. Who is rowing when the lighthouse comes into view?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

3. What does the sun transform the ocean into in Part 2?
(a) A friendly acquaintance.
(b) A spectacular light show.
(c) A warm bath.
(d) A nightmarish deathtrap.

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 do not take the boat back out to sea.
(c) They realize they are at the wrong island.
(d) They forgot one of the men at sea.

5. Who confirms seeing the lighthouse?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?

3. What do the men do all afternoon after being deluged in Part 4?

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

5. What does the man onshore do?

(see the answer key)

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