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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in better view towards the end of Part 3?
(a) The lighthouse.
(b) The sun.
(c) Land.
(d) The waves.

2. How long has it been since the four men have slept?
(a) A few hours.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two days and nights.
(d) A week.

3. Who is exhaustion overtaking in Part 3?
(a) The cook and the captain.
(b) The two rowers and the captain.
(c) The two rowers and the man doing the bailing.
(d) The correspondent and the oiler.

4. Where are these four men returning from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Italy.
(d) It is not explained.

5. What do the men see on shore at the beginning of Part 4?
(a) A man on the shore.
(b) A lighthouse.
(c) Their families.
(d) A tiny house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man onshore use to wave like a black flag?

2. What does the captain do in Part 1?

3. What do the men look for as they row in Part 4?

4. What do the men do to gain assistance from the wind in Part 3?

5. What curls over the men?

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