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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is trying to figure out what he is doing on the boat?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The oiler.
(c) The captain.
(d) The cook.

2. Who disagrees with the correspondent near the end of Part 1?
(a) The correspondent.
(b) The captain.
(c) The oiler.
(d) The cook.

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

4. What do the men entertain the thought of towards the end of Part 1?
(a) That they are starving.
(b) That they can construct a sail.
(c) That they will die soon.
(d) That someone will see them from shore.

5. What do the men focus on as they row in Part 1?
(a) The color of the sky.
(b) The fish that may become their dinner.
(c) Each other.
(d) Only the wave in front of them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is on the boat besides the cook, oiler, and captain?

3. What is being rocked as the novel opens?

4. What does the correspondent argue about?

5. What does the oiler say near the end of Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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