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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the men facing in Part 2?
(a) A wall of water rushing at them.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Each other.
(d) Being rescued.

2. What do the intruders finally do?
(a) Join the four men on the boat.
(b) Leave the men alone.
(c) Die.
(d) Knock the captain overboard.

3. Who recalls a story he once read in Part 6?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The oiler.

4. Why are the men forced into rowing again in Part 3?
(a) They are not forced into rowing again.
(b) They never stop rowing.
(c) The wind dies down.
(d) The sail breaks.

5. Who is on the boat besides the cook, oiler, and captain?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in the story recalled in Part 6?

2. Who is the crew on the tiny boat?

3. Why do the four men become the most loyal of friends?

4. Who appears to be the main character in "The Open Boat"?

5. Who confirms seeing the lighthouse?

(see the answer key)

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