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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is temporarily buoyed by the sight of the lighthouse?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The men's spirits.
(c) The boat.
(d) The wind.

2. How long do the oiler and correspondent take turns rowing in Part 2?
(a) For quite some time.
(b) For over a week.
(c) For three days.
(d) For nearly a month.

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

4. What is being rocked as the novel opens?
(a) The large ship.
(b) The carriage.
(c) The baby.
(d) The tiny boat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men search the shoreline for?

2. What does the captain remind the other men?

3. Who confirms seeing the lighthouse?

4. What do the waves seem determined to do?

5. Who bails water from the boat?

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