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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the four men become the most loyal of friends?
(a) They do not.
(b) They are very alike.
(c) They have always been loyal friends.
(d) Their current circumstances.

2. What do the men do to gain assistance from the wind in Part 3?
(a) Row the oars.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Hide under the boat.
(d) Make a sail.

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

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

5. What does each man finally catch a glimpse of after constructing the sail?
(a) The waves.
(b) Land.
(c) The sun.
(d) The lighthouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to dart at the men?

2. Where is the lighthouse?

3. Where are the four men headed?

4. What would make the men see their situation as glorious?

5. Why is it obvious that none of the other life boats have made it back to shore?

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