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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 temporarily buoyed by the sight of the lighthouse?
(a) The wind.
(b) The boat.
(c) The men's spirits.
(d) Nothing.

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

3. Who tries to calm the other men?
(a) The captain.
(b) The cook.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The oiler.

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

5. What is the boat comparable to in size?
(a) A sofa.
(b) A bathtub.
(c) A house.
(d) A mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men use as a sail?

2. Who is injured?

3. Why are these four men on the tiny boat?

4. Who confirms seeing the lighthouse?

5. Who advises the others not to overdo it?

(see the answer key)

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