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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who commands the tiny boat?
(a) The cook.
(b) The captain.
(c) The correspondent.
(d) The oiler.

2. Why is it obvious that none of the other life boats have made it back to shore?
(a) Because there are no other life boats.
(b) Because no one is out searching for them.
(c) The oiler does not make this claims.
(d) Because they have not seen the other life boats.

3. How do the men feel about the results gained from constructing the sail?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Pleased.

4. What happens when the man onshore runs to a house?
(a) The four men on the boat cry.
(b) He never returns.
(c) Another man joins him in waving.
(d) The four men on the boat dive into the sea and swim toward shore.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men think that anyone who has seen them from onshore may believe?

2. What hope appears in Part 5?

3. What do the men learn quickly?

4. Who is the only person awake at the beginning of Part 6?

5. What does the captain remind the other men?

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