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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the four men headed?
(a) It is not explained.
(b) North America.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) Europe.

2. What does the captain remind the other men?
(a) That they are nearly out of food.
(b) That they will reach the shore.
(c) That they must rest.
(d) That they are going to die.

3. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?
(a) By reminding them that the shore is far away.
(b) By reminding them of their impending deaths.
(c) The seaweed does not taunt the men.
(d) By making them hungry.

4. What would make the men see their situation as glorious?
(a) Viewing it from a vantage point.
(b) Escaping from it.
(c) They do see it as glorious.
(d) Absolutely nothing.

5. What does the captain try to do to their intruders?
(a) Shoot them.
(b) Capture them.
(c) Shoo them away.
(d) Beat them with an oar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?

2. Who loses concept of time?

3. Who is trying to figure out what he is doing on the boat?

4. What do the men learn quickly?

5. What aims at the captain's head?

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