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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the captain do in Part 1?
(a) Keep up the direction and moral support.
(b) Complain about his injuries.
(c) Row the boat with both oars.
(d) Construct a makeshift sail.

3. What do the waves threaten to do?
(a) Drown the boat.
(b) Beat the boat into the rocks.
(c) Calm down.
(d) Sweep the men out to sea.

4. Who is present at the opening of the novel?
(a) The captain.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) Four men inside the boat.
(d) The cook.

5. Who is injured?
(a) The cook.
(b) The correspondent.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the correspondent argue about?

2. What is the boat comparable to in size?

3. What suggests the men have been on a noteworthy trip?

4. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?

5. What idea seems optimistic at best?

(see the answer key)

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