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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only person awake at the beginning of Part 6?
(a) The oiler.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The cook.

2. Why do the men think it would be cruel if they die?
(a) Because they are good men.
(b) Because they have worked so hard to stay alive.
(c) Because they are such good friends.
(d) Because they deserve to live.

3. What curls over the men?
(a) Mountain-sized waves.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The rough wind.
(d) A warm blanket.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain try to do to their intruders?

2. What do the men think is odd in Part 4?

3. In Part 6, what is the correspondent told to do?

4. Who died in the story recalled in Part 6?

5. Why do the men need to head for shore in Part 4?

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