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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men search the shoreline for?
(a) A life-saving station or a house of refuge.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Their families, awaiting their return.

2. Who calms the dispute towards the end of Part 1?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

3. What does the correspondent argue about?
(a) Who will fix dinner.
(b) Whether they will survive.
(c) The difference between a life-saving station and a house of refuge.
(d) When they will be rescued.

4. What idea seems optimistic at best?
(a) Surviving the storm.
(b) Meeting their deadline.
(c) Reaching land.
(d) Finding dinner.

5. Who loses concept of time?
(a) The four men.
(b) The cook.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the oiler doing at the beginning of the novel?

2. What is the boat comparable to in size?

3. Who is present at the opening of the novel?

4. How did the injured character sustain his injuries?

5. Who bails water from the boat?

(see the answer key)

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