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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the lighthouse?
(a) In Italy.
(b) In Ireland.
(c) At Mosquito Inlet.
(d) At Bumblee Cove.

3. What do the men search the shoreline for?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) Their families, awaiting their return.
(d) A life-saving station or a house of refuge.

4. What do the correspondent and his rowing partner use to row?
(a) The men share both oars.
(b) Nothing.
(c) One oar each.
(d) Two oars each.

5. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The captain.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men entertain the thought of towards the end of Part 1?

2. What suggests the men have been on a noteworthy trip?

3. Who takes two oars first?

4. What is being rocked as the novel opens?

5. What begins to dart at the men?

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