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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the correspondent unable to see the lighthouse?
(a) He is too busy rowing to turn around and see it.
(b) There is no lighthouse.
(c) His eyes are too tired to see so far in the distance.
(d) He is sleeping.

2. What is the oiler doing at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Constructing a makeshift sail.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Taking his turn with the oars.

3. Where do the four men hope to find refuge?
(a) Italy.
(b) Mosquito Inlet Lighthouse.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Bumblebee Cove.

4. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?
(a) Each other.
(b) Only the wave in front of them.
(c) The color of the sky.
(d) The fish that may become their dinner.

5. Who first spots a lighthouse?
(a) The cook.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The captain.
(d) The oiler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What floats by to taunt the men?

2. What does the correspondent argue about?

3. What do the men use as a sail?

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

5. What does each man finally catch a glimpse of after constructing the sail?

(see the answer key)

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