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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the correspondent take turns doing with the oiler in Part 2?
(a) Complaining about their chance of being rescued.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Rowing with both oars.

3. What does the captain use to get rid of their intruders?
(a) His good arm.
(b) He cannot get rid of them.
(c) An oar.
(d) His rifle.

4. What do the men learn quickly?
(a) That with each crashing wave, there is another one right on its wake.
(b) That they are near land.
(c) That they will never reach land.
(d) That they cannot construct a sail.

5. 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) He is sleeping.
(d) His eyes are too tired to see so far in the distance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?

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

3. Where are the four men headed?

4. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?

5. How does the object in Part 2 taunt the men?

(see the answer key)

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