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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do all of the men think about in Part 6?
(a) Death.
(b) Home.
(c) Food.
(d) Friendship.

2. What do the men think is odd in Part 4?
(a) That the winds are calm.
(b) That nature is indifferent.
(c) That the waves are vicious.
(d) That no one sees them.

3. What makes the men feel the way they do about their current situation in Part 2?
(a) Being where they are.
(b) The small size of their boat.
(c) The storm.
(d) The waves.

4. How does the reader now view the recalled story in Part 6?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He thinks it is funny.
(c) As heart-wrenching in its sadness and futility.
(d) It reminds him of someone he knew.

5. In Part 5, who does the correspondent wish would wake up?
(a) One of his friends.
(b) The captain.
(c) The shark.
(d) The cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men row?

2. Who first spots a lighthouse?

3. Who is the four men's only company in Part 5?

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

5. Where did the character in the recalled story die?

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