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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain do in Part 1?
(a) Complain about his injuries.
(b) Row the boat with both oars.
(c) Keep up the direction and moral support.
(d) Construct a makeshift sail.

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

3. What do the men think that anyone who has seen them from onshore may believe?
(a) That saving them is hopeless.
(b) That they are simply out for sport.
(c) That they are an illusion.
(d) That they are already dead.

4. Near the end of Part 3, how long do the men guess it will now take them to reach shore?
(a) A day.
(b) A week.
(c) An hour.
(d) Five minutes.

5. Who takes two oars first?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The correspondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the lighthouse?

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

3. What aims at the captain's head?

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

5. Who commands the tiny boat?

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